This fourteenth installment of the Scarpetta series was slow getting off the ground for me. We catch up with all of our favorite (and not so favorite) main characters. This book sees Benton heading a secret research project at Harvard, Lucy living in bars trying to find a quick hookup, Marino is trying to reinvent himself by losing weight and changing his attitude a little and the way he dresses, and Kay is investigating some bizarre crime as she does. Lucy cannot seem to stay away from seedy people that have some type of nefarious intent. Benton and Kay have a moment in their relationship that causes strain, though there have been plenty of such moments previously. The points of view in this book change throughout, much like the last one, and I wasn't crazy about that. There is an actual killer in this book that tortures and murders, and the process of discovering the who and why was interesting. The series is starting to lag for me at this point, but I am committed to it.