This book started out really strong, it is fast-paced and I was positive it would be the start of a very long relationship between Mr. Iles and me. Unfortunately, it all started to Peter out around page 300. When a book is 512 pages long one expects there to be some slumps, but I felt it never really held my interest after that.
Quickly I found myself skimming pages just to get it done and over with. Another problem I had was that I could not really connect with the characters. I wasn't attached to any of them. Some writers can capture your interest and have you become so attached to certain individuals in the story, but here I was kind of meh. Alex Morse jumped between tough FBI agent and whiny woman. Chris, the soon to be murdered husband was probably the most interesting out of the bunch, but really bad at picking wives. The bad guy was just too bad and the white, blonde sex bomb of a wife was also just too much.
In the end, I was annoyed by all of them.
There were some characters that had promise, but after a short mention, they were never talked about again. There were too many subplots to keep up with.
I think I am going to take a break from Mr. Iles books.