I enjoyed this novel, especially at the beginning. The lead detective as an Aussie transplant to San Francisco is a great idea, and I always love a San Francisco setting. The city's character seems to be such an integral part of every story set there. The plot moved at a good pace and was complex enough as well.

I think, however, it was rushed to publication and the author would do well to have it properly edited. There are some irritating plot errors (Mick meets one of the characters "for the first time" twice, for example), and the latter half of the book has some typos that a good proofreading should rectify, plus the plot loses some of its credibility in the second half. I have no objection to opening a book with a secondary character's POV, but was led to expect "Cass" to have a more prominent role.

All in all, however, I enjoyed reading this book and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to someone looking for a new mystery series. ( )