I usually like the Fox and O'Hare books, and this is still true. However, this one seemed longer than it was. Kate And Nick are between Vegas, Macau, and Hawaii. Not only helping out a friend in trouble with a local Hawaiian crime lord, but also trying to take down a money laundering casino owner. I dont know if it was the lack of action with the usual gang, the multiple plots that they keep trying to bring together (that of course get foiled by the bad guys), or that you didn't get much of Nick and Kate together. This one was just not as good as the last few and the short stories.