In a futuristic, dystopian LA, Blake Fowler assists private investigator Erasmus Keane as they hired to look into the robbery of a genetically modified sheep from a laboratory. As the two try to figure out why a sheep would be a hot commodity, they are also approached by superstar Priya Mistry who is convinced someone is trying to kill her. It turns out there are connections between the two cases and things take a wild turn.

I've had this lined up on NetGalley for quite a while and I was always excited to read it as I really felt like it was something I would enjoy but unfortunately the writing and storyline fell flat for me due to a myriad of reasons. I think the dystopian aspect of this is good in theory and it actually reminded me a little bit of the cities and QZ zones in The Last of Us so picturing the city split down the middle was actually an easy thing for me but we got the Maelstrom information about why it all happened a little bit in a rush near the end, and it was slightly info-dumping.

I just thought the crime/mystery elements in this story were poor and there was nothing particularly exciting or surprising about the cases and I actually felt like it was all a bit ridiculous. I also really hated how all the women were written in this book and it very much felt like a case of 'women written by men.' Whenn Priya Mistry first arrives on the scene and describes why she believes someone is out to get her, she is immediately dismissed by our main character because she is a beautiful woman and obviously people would be watching her and because she was convinced someone was after her, she was therefore paranoid and crazy. How many times have women's fears over their safety or health being dismissed by people (mainly men) and ended up dead? Too many. And pretty much all the scenes with Priya felt a bit yucky as all the characters ever focused on was how beautiful she was and we never really ever got to know who she really was underneath it all.

I'm glad to have this checked off my list to read but I won't be continuing with the series and I don't think I'd recommend.