Not what I was expecting. At first I thought this was going to be about internet sleuthing that becomes obsessive. Then I thought it was a generic missing person mystery where the ending would be extremely obvious or completely impossible to predict. But in the end it is a book where damaged people damage others and the consequences of that damage.

None of the characters are likeable but not in a good way. None of the characters are rational but not in a good way.

I thought that the tone was uneven. My time would have been better spent reading something else. 

I'm not sure if Scudder is just a nihilist or a pragmatist. Either way I'm going to follow up on this series. 

It reminds me of Frailty but a lot funnier. 

I'm not sure how to describe this. I really enjoyed it but I'm not entirely sure what happened in it. There are some interesting scenes but who was in them & why wasn't always clear. 

Regardless of the lack of plot - I enjoyed spending time with these folks. 

The elevator story was my favorite but there wasn't a dud in the collection.