The distance between the aristocrats and the lowest of the low is drawn fairly neatly, even though we only see the criminal underworld. As always, there are just a tad too many witticisms for my taste, but the story is decent, and, crucially, the author isn't pretending that his protagonist is actually cool-just-edgy for the most part (think Dresden Files). I liked that Rhaine was an ambiguous character, with both agency and stupidity, and was acknowledged as such. Also that there is no glorification of violence, no matter the amount going on. This book is part of the 2022 Backlog Incident.