In this trilogy, I enjoyed the first book, the second book was so-so, but this third one was much too predictable. Some reviewers say this book can stand alone, but I didn't think so. I recommend reading the trilogy in order.But here's something that bothered me. Several people mentioned in reviews of the first two books of this trilogy that they were reminded of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series. To be honest, overall, there were so many similarities to Evanovich's Plum books that I was stunned.