It takes a long time for this to introduce something like interesting stakes, and when it does, it’s after a kind of formula has been established that deflates the tension. He’s the Sherlock of fixers, basically. And he solves problems in circuitous ways that make it so one day, when he’s not super smart and read all the angles, etc. etc., he might catch a bullet. Until then he’s swinging his thing around solving problems, which is why he needs a Watson to get into trouble he can solve. It’s fine, and at least not super derivative, but also not compelling enough for me to pick up the next volume. But I also wouldn’t describe me as someone remotely interested in gang/mafia crime-centric stories either.