Really 3.5 stars, which is a good book with a few issues in my personal gradebook. I definitely liked the team and will follow Detective Kirby if Kane turns this into a series. Other reviewers have complained but I think Kirby's girlfriend was the only extraneous character. The middle third was a bit sluggish but the final third made up for it. I kept changing my mind about the identity of the culprit and there were a couple of nice pieces of authorial sleight of hand. I have high expectations for Kane's next book.