Well, this was actually going to be three stars, but then the epilogue was so so so stupid that it lost a star. 
 I enjoyed the suspense/crime aspects of the novel. Some parts definitely had me on the edge of my seat, and this made for a very quick read. I did not care for the romance side story and all of Cross' personal drama. I did so much eye rolling at the hokey dialogue and cringe-inducing love scenes. 
 I was surprised that I enjoyed the novel as much as I did. I probably would pick up another Patterson novel - it's quite an effective escape mechanism.