This is a capable enough police procedural and certainly an easy read. The focus on the various suspects felt a little overdone and times and almost bordered on the exploitative. I think I'd have preferred something half as long that focussed only on the cops side of the story. I probably have a weakness for the Grace books because of their Brighton setting. Can't help finding him a little lacklustre as a 'tec. He seems to stumble across things rather than really investigating or making great leaps of intuitive understanding.
An entertaining enough read despite all those criticisms though.