The same engaging plotline of a Criminal Minds episode but without the endearing characters.

For an FBI serial killer cat-and-mouse-type crime thriller, this book executed its plot well. The story was interesting and well-paced. The pacing was fast enough that I wasn't bothered when new clues came somewhat out of left field.

However, I was not particularly invested in the characters. When it came to Gardner and his relationships with others, I felt like we were being told a lot about his personality that we weren't shown. We are told early on that there is something different about Gardner, but even though the book is from his perspective, I never really got the sense that he had a difficult time interacting with others except for when he very explicitly told the audience this in his narration: telling the audience, but not showing the audience.