'Family disputes are a cop's most dreaded calls.....' That about sums it up. This isn't, in my opinion Kellerman's best novel but it needs to be read if you're following Alex Delaware's career. It has its highs and lows, like most of life, and this figures in one of his lower patches. Less realistic than some of Kellerman's work, it revolves around a sick child and the sadness in people's lives. You need to stick with it and some might find that hard. Let's face it, we all want a bit of escapism, sufficient realism to make it believable, some edge-of-the-seat thrills, chills, spills, and, if not a happy ending, then at least hope. Kellerman delivers all but there is more than his usual tinge of sadness that tends to stay just that bit too long.