I'm really glad that LKH is pulling away more and more from Anita's weird life of too many boyfriends and their sexcapades. I was getting really sick of that and was on the verge of giving up altogether. It's time for a rebirth though, and a rejuvenation of everything that made this series so captivating: the horror, the action, and the mystery. This book does an admirable job of bringing us closer to what the series once was. It's rekindled my interest.