Meh. I didn't find a lot of value in this book. The mystery was predictable, the characters were one-dimensional stereotypes, the relationships between them lacked depth, and there was nothing particularly interesting about the story. I suppose if you like vindictive violence you would enjoy this book, but that's about all it has to offer. I'm giving it two stars because the writing was actually pretty well done for the first few chapters, and there was one surprising part of the book that I found enjoyable to read--though it was too brief to be very entertaining.