There were times when I was reading this that I was afraid I had inadvertently purchased a romance book, or a soft-core book. I have nothing against those books but I prefer my romance in-person and if I'm going to go for porn I'm going to really go for it and buy actual porn not a crime novel with loads of sex thrown in. Overall the book was ok. The characters were roughly drawn stereotypes- the macho warrior; the cute blonde girl who's learning to be tough; inept but sincere police officers; an extremely smart serial killer. I think this is the author's first book and I think her writing improves with each novel.