Loved this police procedural set in Phoenix AZ. Good characters, most of whom feel well fleshed-out, and an excellent sense of place. It's got a bit of that male romance vibe, what with women falling all over Mapstone and the manly man dialogue, but it works well. The city of Phoenix is practically the best character in the book - the heat, the driving, the neighborhoods. As a fairly new Arizonan I had a lot of fun tracing Mapstone's travels through Phoenix and the rest of Maricopa County; especially the outlying desert - I kept thinking "Yes! That's exactly what it's like!". I thought I knew what Talton was going to do with the plot and I was happily surprised when it turned out a bit different. Very pleased I've found a new series set in the West, and practically in my neighborhood.

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