I really wanted to like this book.

The first two-thirds were promising, but the story really starts to fall apart in the climb to the climax. 
A rather unsatisfying climax at that.

There were several lazy red herrings, each one promising to be a better story than the one that ended up being used.

The overall quality of the writing was decent, but it could have used some refining.

I'm glad I read this in a single sitting because I'm not confident that I would've returned to it again if I'd put it down.