A book that captured my attention from its opening because of its immediate noir atmosphere -- jogging in Central Park at night with a mysterious figure looming in the path lights? -- yep, that'll do it. New York as backdrop was both nostalgia for me, who just moved from the city, and also the perfect setting for the maze Scott McGrath and his two unlikely parters in crime-uncovering find themselves in. The additional graphics, to include news stories and deep-net screenshots, added some fun reading but didn't detract at all from story, but I'm not sure they exactly enhanced anything, either -- but it was fun! The mystery itself is great and I loved following it and trying to piece together the mystery of Cordova. There are some damn creepy characters and descriptions; sometimes I would get shivers while I read. The eventual reveal of Ashley Cordova's motivations was pretty well-explained if pat, but I liked that juxtaposition with how open the very end is. And I liked the ending, though I don't think a lot of others might.

It's really a 4.5/5, I dock it half due to some areas with oddly simplistic writing given how beautifully described other parts are.