While the focus on sex related crimes always bothers me, I love the series and I loved this book. These are the books that best show the battle that Dallas fights with herself to put away her past. 
 It is the interaction of major and secondary characters that make the series stand out. While Mavis wasn't in it, we do get to see more of Mr. Mira than usual. Who doesn't adore that sweet man. I loved that we got to see more of Baxter and Trueheart again. I enjoy all of the people in homicide but they are my favorites after Dallas and Peabody.