There are a lot of stories that I want to end a certain way, not everything has to be a happy-happy ending. Ziman, while I did wonder along the way how it would all turn out, does her story justice with its ending. Like how I didn't tell you just how it turns out? Maybe it ends happily, maybe not. Either way, you should pick this up if you like a good mystery/crime drama as this story will definitely tickle your fancy.
Reading her website after I finished The Gray Zone, I learned that she is an active advocate for the foster children of this world. Clearly she knows something about this as she portrays how a foster home childhood can go terribly wrong and one woman's struggle to avoid that for her children even at the height of her struggles.