J. Jance might well be the number one writer in America today. No explicit scenes...no language...just a good story...well researched...well written...characters come alive on the pages...The setting is known to the readers of this series...the story is relevant. I can pick up a Jance book knowing what to expect. I have no idea how this author knows as much as she does about so many subjects, but I do know that she puts that information on the written page...difficult to put this book down. Don't miss this one. The subject matter is touchy, but it is a subject that one must know exists. The way Jance handled it was well done. Just can't say enough good things about this author.