A completely by-the-number detective novel with the Nameless Detective being much too moral and perfect for me to continue this series. It doesn't help that peripheral characters are used to reinforce this at every opportunity. Jesus, just read this shit, "You’re too honest and too sensitive and too ethical, too affected by real corruption and real human misery to be the kind of lone wolf private eye you’d like to be."

Also, the final twist is obvious from the beginning and it's just annoying when the kidnapper is finally revealed.