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First, I'd like to state that this is the first of the books that I've read. It's possible that I'd have felt differently about it, if I had read the others before reading the ninth in the series. But I barely forced myself to finish this one. I doubt that I'll be reading more.

The biggest thing that troubles me in this book, is that there are so many characters. First we meet Lauren and Wolf, who in general are just called by their last name, Lauren's young daughter Ella, and Wolf's dog, Jet. A phone call comes in, from Wolf's boss, Sheriff MacLean, regarding a dead body.

Wolf sets out for the crime scene, where he meets up with Deputy Yates, Sheriff MacLean, and Special Agents Kristen Luke and Hannigan from the FBI. DA Sawyer White arrives at the scene as well, as is Detective Tom Rachette. They meet up with Dr. Lorber, the medical examiner, and Gene, his assistant. There are pages filled with background noise in which we learn of characters from a previous book, one being newswoman Lucretia Smith. The dead body is 26 year old Sally Claypool, and she's missing an ear, which points to the possibility of her being the newest in a series of murders.

We now are ten minutes into the book and have met 11 plus people. It does not get better. Special Agent Kristen Luke becomes shortened to Luke, Dr. Lorber is shortened to Lorber, names just keep flying in, and we're only 3 chapters in.

I seldom read a book without completing it, and I did continue reading 3/4 of it. But I couldn't complete it. Too much clutter. Too little joy.