This started out promising. The beginning was exciting, mysterious, and suspenseful and the characters were intriguing. But the suspense began to peter out about half way through. The reader doesn't really get to try to unravel the mystery themselves. The author reveals who the killer is and then DeQuincy and co. spell out the who, what, when, where, and why. I flipped through the last 50 pages because I just didn't care enough about the details of catching the killer. We already know who he is, why he did it and that he's going to get caught and the good guys will win. There is a sequel to this book, but I doubt I'll end up reading it.