This was more of a standard detective novel than the first one. I enjoyed how it built on the strengths of what I liked about the first one (i.e., exploring the Navy background). I liked just reading the day-to-day details of Evander's investigations.

One thing this book did better was having a wider array of queer characters. It let them be the villains as well, at various levels.

I read this because I was visiting San Francisco and it was some cool synchronicity.