For me the Anita series is built like a mystery series which means that as much as possible each book stands alone so you have a mystery to solve from the beginning to the end of the book.
I've performed solo for 20 years now but I don't do much of it because if you only play alone you go crazy and out of tune and play foolish music.
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I've been left alone even by the paparazzi because what sells is sex and scandal. Absent that they really don't have much interest in you. I'm still married still working still happy.