This book was a disappointment to me, but don't let that stop you if you like this sort of writing. The story was decent but predictable. While I enjoyed listening to it on CD, many things about the writing gave me pause, interupting the flow of the story. It's extremely cliched in every way. Every female is beautiful and described physically in detail. Come on. LAPD? Full of gorgeous women?

This isn't a book for more sophisticated tastes. There are enough awkward adjectives for the reader to take notice. The author does too much telling and warning, leaving nothing to the imagination or not giving the reader credit for ability to deduce. Even a 5th grader could deduce things the author seemed compelled to point out. Some of the conversations simply aren't realistic.

There's more but enough said. The points are for the story only, not the way it's told. There's no mystery here. ( )