I really wanted to like this book? I like Ms. Hall, and it sounded like it would appeal to my appreciation for the plucky-heroine genre (Stephanie Plum, Kinsey Millhone). The protagonist, Grayson Sykes, is a  PI who is looking for a woman named Isabel Lincoln. Isabel MAY have left town with her boyfriend’s dog.  As the story unfolds, there are mysteries galore, even whether Isabel is Isabel. 

TBH, this one didn’t work for me. I really didn’t care about any of the characters– maybe because of the pandemic and being generally cranky, but I really did try. There were LOTS of character and I really just wanted it to be over. When it was, I still liked Ms. Hall, and will look for her next book because I think she’s a terrific writer with a keen eye for what makes places like LA and Vegas be the BFDs that they are in our culture. 

With thanks to Macmillan-Tor/Forge and NetGalley, who provided a copy in return for this honest review, I give it three stars.