3.5 stars (rating shown may vary depending on whether site allows half star ratings).

This is (at the moment) the last book in the Maine Justice series (though the author did say at the end that she might add to the series in the future).

I didn't find this book as compelling as some in the series. I can't put a finger on why.

The first plot point occurs when a teenage girl approaches Harvey at a restaurant claiming he is her father. Harvey is sure he is not and suggests a DNA test, but before he can do much investigation into her claim, Harvey is pulled into the suspicious disappearance of his brother-in-law, Peter.

I liked how everyone rallied to help find Peter. Not just family, but Harvey's coworkers and even the bank manager too. I do think this series has done a good job at showing that police work is not how the hour-long TV shows depict with everything neatly wrapped up at the end of the show but rather a series of tracking down leads, gathering information, and putting the puzzle together. ( )