Fifteen years after she cracked the case of her best friend's murder, Veronica Mars is back in her home town of Neptune, working as a private investigator with her father, Keith. The business is struggling financially, especially as Keith's health problems grow worse. He needs a walking stick due an injury sustained in an earlier case, and is struggling to deal with (and conceal) the symptoms of what looks like early onset dementia.
Veronica has troubles of her own, as well. Her long-term boyfriend Logan is keen to formalise their relationship via wedding vows, something that Veronica finds intensely unsettling.
The distraction of a major case might actually be welcome, but the circumstances; the bombing of a local motel, causing several fatalities, are rather more worrying. Neptune's economy relies heavily on spring break trade, and an attack like this, right at the start of the season, could easily sink many of the local businesses.
As (bad) luck would have it, the victims of the first bombing included the fiancée of a US Congressman's brother, and the nephew of a Mexican crime boss. The investigation thus attracts a lot of attention, much of it quite unwelcome to Veronica and Keith, as they try to find the bomber before anyone else gets killed.
Coming twelve years after the original series came to a disappointing conclusion, and five years after the (IMO, mediocre) film, season 4 of Veronica Mars recovers some of the deftness of its excellent freshman year. The new characters it introduces are fun, it gives a bit more time and attention to some of the returning secondary players, and the core mystery is solidly constructed and satisfying.
Without getting into spoilers, I should also note that I am aware that there is a particular event near the very end of this season that is deeply disliked by many fans of the show. I was actually pretty okay with it, but I do see why it was controversial. If you were a fan of the original series, it's something to consider before committing to watching this.
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