Like Book 1 and 2, this series continues to impress.

I really loved learning much more about Anna, she always seemed interesting but not enough about her to care. Now this volume gives us a better look at her, where she came from, why she's like how she is, and her relationship with Ethan. And when their relationship of mentor or father/daughter comes into question, Ethan must figure out how to repair it while also dealing with a rough case.

The thing I love is this has the mix of hard boil detective style that Brubaker and Phillips are masters of. But you also get some of the most human characters of the bunch. Very much so here, with a lot of the characters feeling like they're in it for the long run. I love the character work so much that the main case almost felt like secondary, and for me, who loves character development, that rocks.

Overall while the case itself isn't as strong as the last one the actual character work was great. Can't wait to read the next one.