I'll go as far as to way I prefer it over Caine, I feel the last Caine book was s9 meh and almost self congratulatory, or something like that
re bk 4 CAINE'S LAW
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i ack Stover took some radical swerves away from the prior three books, but all the action and madness were still there, and I give him credit for attempting something that wild for the conclusion. I think he succeeded but i understand why some cold and dead insidelesser mindsunappreciative mouth breathersheretics sub-standard chicken pot pies might feel otherwise.