Status Updates From Star Wars: Survivor's Quest

Ever since Thrawn has been killed every time he has mentioned as a brilliant tactician is so odd to me. Maybe I didn’t understand enough when I read the Last Command but his death just kind of happens. And the 3 books since then he keeps being brought up as the smartest guy.

The book falls into the same category as the Thrawn duology. A somewhat interesting premise/hook to start the book. That devolves after the halfway point due to the how the conflict is being resolved.
The main highlight of the book is Luke and Mara. They really try to be detectives the whole time. Though that part gets annoying when they keep questioning each other