Even by my generally low expectations for a Patterson novel, this was a bit lame. (No, I don't know why I read this series, either.) There are two major cases going on in this book. They find the vital clue to the perp in one case via the most improbable connection to New Age claptrap and to the other through an equally improbable deus ex machina coming through an ethical breach. So much for these characters being detectives.