Hardly mindblowing, but perfectly enjoyable. It's a bit pulpy, but it hits the right notes to satisfy. Cormoran's a fun character, a nicely modernized noir figure. The plot was delivered mostly through characters expository conversations, but I didn't really mind (although I can see how that might be a ding).

The final reveal of the murderer wasn't a huge surprise (I'd guessed about 100 pages in), but it did leave some loose threads and general plot questions.