only traces of their usual style

This book is like nothing else the author has written. Although the story has exciting moments and in places quite potential, but is very far-fetched and implausible.
Overall, the book tells me not to, also it is not only unnecessary cruel and extremely brutal repeatedly.
One feels always trapped in a pathologically serious nightmare. Given their remaining work is completely incomprehensible to me that trauma has moved to the author, now change to this genre. This "Vampierniveau mixed with chainsaw massacre" their is not worthy.
This book I would never read again, the remaining books of this series I'll also steer safely.
Too bad!