So great to get back to Russ and Claire, though it's been long enough that I didn't quite remember the villains and events of prior books. Spencer-Fleming did a good job reminding me, however, and I liked seeing how everything resolved. I don't know about having events revolve around vets returning home (it felt like there should have been at least one person in the support group that wasn't directly involved), but I did enjoy the emotional satisfaction of the B-plots. Also, really enjoyed Russ's quips coming back, I know that when I re-read the series it's going to be for the character by-play not the mysteries (though they're well done).