Perfect ending to a wonderful series. 

Just knowing that this would be the last Valor and Doyle mystery and that these two amazing men would become dads made me have feelings from the very start. 

I loved how Quaid’s idiosyncrasies have become a bit less all consuming throughout the series and in this final instalment his acceptance (sometimes begrudgingly)of things that were previously causing meltdowns is so good to see. Aslan is as always Quaid’s greatest supporter and their absolute love and devotion to each other shines through. With their baby due at anytime Quaid finds himself immersed in a child abduction case and boy does it have twists and turns with suspects galore. Before long Aslan is helping as are all the usual team members from previous books. The bromance between Quaid and Costa is at its strongest with plenty of quips that had me laughing. Aslan’s ridiculous choices for possible baby names had me snorting and his final choice had me holding back tears. 

This was an engaging story with a very intriguing mystery element balanced perfectly with the nuanced story of becoming new dads - the joy, the fears and and everything in between. I loved every minute and know that I’ll miss Quaid and Aslan but was so delightfully happy for them at the end.