I think this is my first time reading this author, as august a writer as she is held...I think I will give her one more try, starting earlier in the series when it doesn't feel as 'phoned in' as it did to me. And maybe it was written in a time when it was fine to continue to use the same word over and over for someone saying something in a loud voice. Maybe no Thesaurus were available or the editor was resting on the author's laurels.
The story was decent, a bit convoluted for me but someone else might like it.