I don't read a whole ton of police procedural mysteries, and maybe now I know why. I liked parts of this novel, and it did surprise me since my theory was way off from what ends up happening, but there was a lot of police-jargon sludge that could have been edited out to be a cleaner novel. However, that may just be me. I really can't remember reading a police procedural before (do the Thomas Harris novels count?)... anyway, those who enjoy procedural mysteries may enjoy this! I wanted to like it more, and I feel as though there's a lot of good in the novel but it's hiding a bit.