First of all, I see why Kingfisher was asked to write a book about him. She has the humor, the suspense and she knows how to write clever. Unfortunately, she didn't put in as much effort as was called for. The story was lacking drive, not to mention reason to exist, as the character is already established and no one who didn't play the game would be interested in reading. It didn't tell us anything new, and she didn't handle what we know well and with care. So, secondly to my initial preface, I don't see why this book had to be written in the first place apart from being a cash-grab. I strongly believe if Kingfisher had taken the time and worked with the person who wrote him for the game, it would have been a great deep dive. As it is however, every fan of his character is better off sticking to fanfiction.