This "departure" from Kellerman's usual writing style is not compelling. The dialogue is good, realistic and believable, but to me, the majority of characters were not likable, and their lives seemed ill-conceived and strange. The setting shifts between grim and sleazy. The plot is tedious and the action, slow, even boring. I had to force myself through it, on the off chance that it might get better. I loved Kellerman's Decker and Lazarus series. Moon Music plods along, and just doesn't work.