I withdrew in silence and left her to her weeping. Perhaps it would help her start to heal.
To me, it only sounded like pieces of glass falling from a shattered window.

Hell yeah!! I love this grimy urban fantasy detective novel shit. Storm Front is super silly (talking skull porn addict levels), but doesn't shy away from concepts of gruesome murder, domestic abuse, etc. Found it really stupid but charming, & now I need to read the rest of the series asap.