I've read Hurwitz's most recent books and have enjoyed them. I decided to read his earlier works and started with this debut. To be honest, I couldn't even finish it. I could hardly get past the names he gave to his characters. I was sticking with it up until Jade stops by and figures out for the local cops that an unrelated murder was committed by the husband. Pure amatuer trash. I'm hoping that his second novel will be better.