Horrible. I skipped to the final 5 or 6 chapters to find out the killer.
Strange use of descriptive language and metaphors. Slow, dragging story. Far too many shallow, unlikable, unnecessary extra characters. Cliches: cruel power-hungry boss, shady politicians, deadbeat dads, drunk cops, rebellious teenagers. Bleh. Nothing endearing about anyone. There was no one to root for.
And the reader was a monotone. Yuck. I will avoid the author and reader both.