Competent PI novel, with an interesting setup, that gets bogged down in a too-large cast of characters. By the end I didn't much care who did it because there were so many rather flatly drawn characters at work.

Moe bugs me. I find him a little too self-congratulatory in his humility, which strikes frequent false notes. How, for instance, does this 40+ guy entice the beautiful young woman? How does he inspire the devotion of so many friends and ex-friends? Why is his wife so delighted when he deigns to pay attention to her? I find him most grating when he's exploring his own psyche, which comes out squeaky clean despite a variety of challenges.

Coney Island...a locale with potential, but RC stops short of delving into its hidden personality, describing only its physical environs.

All that said, I did get through the book without being too bored.