More convoluted than it needed to be. So many things went on in that police station - decisions, actions, behaviours, things said and done that were out of the scope of dealistic expectations - it was just a bit ridiculous.
A few reviewers said they DNF, which I can understand, but for me there was enough curiosity about how things would be resolved that I stuck with it. But - Right to the end, even if his fellow officers felt he had lost his reason, with lives at stake it is hard to believe they wouldn't give Max the benefit of the doubt; especially since he was saying if wrong, they could lock him up. Then, once the bad guy is down we don't even get to see the parents of the missing girl reunite with her. But, there is an added epilogue, making me think, okay here we get to see little Phadre safe in the loving arms of her parents. Nope, instead it's a boring scene, preparing to go to a party where they are to be thanked for being heros. I really liked previous books from this writer, so I'll likely read her again but this one was a bit of a miss. That said, I did read to the end and there are some redeeming factors. Some folks liked it well enough.