This book was not what I was expecting. I can usually read a book within a week and it has been taking forever to get through this one. I don't usually stop reading a book, but I too, would like to just stop reading this one, but am forcing myself to finish it. It took 8 chapters to get to the Blue Dahlia murder...I kept asking myself when this book is going to get going and I'm still asking myself that! I will never read another book by this author!