Another book down on my "reread Crais" project. Amazon tells me I bought this book in hardcover back in 2011 for $16.17; nowdays it goes for $7.29, cheaper than either the Kindle version or the paperback.
My original report on the book is here. And I don't have that much to add, except: whoa, what was wrong with me back then? Seems I didn't appreciate the evolution in the characters of either Joe Pike or Elvis Cole, Elvis is more somber than in previous books, Joe's more human. This time around I was fine with that. And, given that, I was more impressed with the procedural details: Elvis's detective skills really shine here, and so do Pike's skills in … well, being Pike.
I will point out that, once again, I can't connect the book's title with anything actually in the book. I assume Crais is being too subtle for me on that score, and not for the first time.
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