This is an extremely disappointing book. The plot is boring and slow because Davenport doesn't do much but go from one murder scene to the other. He is more a crime scene tourist than a detective. Nothing he does moves to solve the case. Nothing! A passive hero is a classic writing 101 mistake.The Russian intelligence officer is also a cliche. I suppose her "What is this ____? What is this ____?" is intended to be humorous but it gets old very fast.