Accusations

by Lois Tilton

Published by Dell Publishing

This out-standing novel has all the elements of a great detective story: crime, suspense, and it makes you think a lot. It is full of surprising events, evidence and characters. It could have been separate from the series if the novel's characters were renamed, since all the series-related information you need for undersatnding the book, which isn't much, is explained briefly. This way the reader understands the B5 stuff but the explanations aren't too long.

Almost all the book is very well written, except for one part where the author shows a "trashy" side, when Garibaldi holds Ivanova and feels attracted to her, and feels "her feminine body shivering". The author stopped herself at the right time, not writing more sleezy lines, and getting back to the problems of the investigation.

This is a great book and it is recommended very much for B5 fans. Also non-fans can enjoy it as a detective novel set in the 23rd century.