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McDevitt's decision to switch the first person point of view from Alex Benedict (A Talent for War) to Chase Kolpath makes more and more sense as the series progresses. He is able to paint Benedict as an increasingly enigmatic character. I must say that the series is still going from strength to strength despite the rather formulaic approach. Fortunately, McDevitt's universe is vast, and his imagined future history so dense that he has a wealth of possibilities to work with.

He brings some of those possibilities to bear here. I must say he has an interesting approach to Space. Specifically the things that can go wrong on such a vast playing field, and how these events affect individual lives. The Devil’s Eye of the title is no exception. Like in the other Benedict titles, things build up slowly until the great reveal. Inevitably, it is pretty “gosh-wow�. But then, if you’ve been reading the series you wouldn’t expect anything less.

I liked reading more about the “Mutes�. My memory is a bit fuzzy but I don’t think they really featured in Polaris or Seeker.

I recommend this series. It has a lot going for it, and not just the cool John Harris covers. It's pretty old fashioned, but in the best kind of way. 'Sense of Wonder' Sci-Fi mysteries without the tech overkill. I would advise starting at book one (even though they’re all stand-alones, there are lots of references to previous events).