For a Monkeewrench book, there's very little of the Monkeewrench characters in this, as most take a backseat to the local characters investigating the crime - Police Officers being buried in snowmen in the height of winter - and the suspects thereof.
It's not that I didn't like the plot, I did, for the most part. But Iris is a suspiciously Similar Substitute for Grace, if you know what I mean. Another problem is that yet again, the ending doesn't wrap up that well. The investigation isn't exactly closed when the Monkeewrench team leave. Makes me feel like i've read a backdoor pilot for another series, if that's even a thing you get with books.