I’ve read all the Lucas Davenport books and I’ve really enjoyed the series. This one fell flat for me just half way through. Some rare psychiatric conditions get way too much use in murder mysteries. I was disappointed to see one such show up here. And Lucas Davenport himself is so different from his early self, it’s almost unbelievable. How did that gritty, close-to-the-edge tough guy turn into a Ward Cleaver imitator? I’m hoping Sandford had some reason to rush this novel, so we can expect another good entry in his great series the next time around.