This is the darkest of the series so far, but M.W. Craven delivers again. The hate crimes and child abuse are extremely triggering for many people and the more somber attitude of Poe and Tilly in this particular novel is more out of respect, due to the nature of the crimes and ultimately those real-life police officers who have to deal with these problems, respect to them. There were a couple of amusing remarks when Poe addresses Linus AKA "Snoopy", but in general it brilliantly written and fast paced, as we come to expect from Craven.