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I would enjoy hanging out with Myron Bolitar but, not so with Windsor Horne Lockwood III (Win). I found him to be a self-centered person, arrogant, rude, narcissistic, smug and entitled. I was entertained by his inner dialogue, as he seemed aware of how others viewed him but did not care. He is highly skillful in martial arts and can act viciously towards his opponents and enjoy violence. To get information needed to solve a crime, he is not above resorting to extreme violence or bribery. He knows that his great wealth will give him immunity from legal proceedings. He has few friends. His greatest emotional attachment seems to be with Myron, and he is becoming acquainted and forging ties with his illegitimate daughter. He will go to great lengths to cover up family transgressions and uphold their reputation.

Win is a sinister, tortuous tale that gives Myron Bolitar’s sidekick the hedonistic Windsor Horne Lockwood III centre stage when a painting stolen from his family long ago and his monogrammed suitcase from when he was a teen is discovered in the home of a murdered recluse who may also have ties to the activist bombing group known as the Jane Street Six who inadvertently killed seven people in the early 70s, as well as the infamous “Hut of Horrors� where several women, including Win’s cousin Patricia, was kept and sexually assaulted for several months in the 1990s.

The writing is entertaining, light, bold and tight. The characters are self-absorbed, deviant, and deceptive. The plot is an intense, mysterious tale filled with many over-the-top twists, turns, familial drama, secrets, coercion, manipulation, mayhem, attraction, danger, violence, and murder. If you are stuck in an airport, this book may be a handy companion.