The Burning

3.5 stars. Subtracting a few points from the latest installment of this reliable series because 1) Kate and the rest of her team are oblivious to the perpetrator's identity long after the reader gets it; and 2) Kate engages in some close-to-TSTL* behavior (even for a police chief). There is more investigation-related violence than usual, which I don't care for, but Kate and Tomasetti's marriage is off to an intriguing start.

*Too Stupid To Live, especially characters who put themselves in danger by doing stupid shit like trying to run from the serial killer while wearing high heels, or doing a solo expedition into a creepy, boarded-up house without even texting someone your location.