The first half of this book was all over the map. the last 150 pages were a little less disjointed. some areas of the dialogue were a little confusing. I don't know exactly why these are called the "alex delaware" series, because the main character seemed to be Milo Sturgis. For someone who had never read another in this series, there isn't much "back fill"information like other novelist do. (James Patterson/D. Balducci do a better job of giving you a little history on the characters)Since I had never read another in this series, I really didn't get connected to the characters or care about them. they just seemed like a detective and a psychologist riding around following up clues that someone else discovered/put together. It wasn't the worst I read, and not the best. 3 stars.