Alex Delaware and his girlfriend Robin are having a drink in the soon to be demolished Faubourg Hotel when they notice a beautiful woman and her bodyguard. The next day they her that she has been killed and Alex offers his assistance to his cop pal Milo Sturgis. Alex has been on the LAPD payroll as a consultant for a long time now. He was and is a child psychologist and takes the case of the child of a former patient to add to this story.

I have read most if not all of the Alex Delaware novels as the character is a favorite of mine. Although, sometimes I think the character has been played out, this is not the case with this novel. It’s nice to see that secondary characters such as Robin and Milo’s doctor boyfriend, Rick are active in this one. The mystery itself was nothing out of the ordinary.