As the first in a new series this is an OK mystery with an interesting protagonist, Det. Declan Miller. I enjoyed Bellingham‘s slow unspooling of Declan‘s back story. The background characters, while not well developed, hold promise. I liked his partner, Sara Xiu a lot. Together they seek a hired gun that may be involved with one of two mob families. I do have to say the humor fell a bit flat. All in all, a competent, but not brilliant story.