I'm glad you liked it on the whole. Who doesn't like to hear glowing reviews? :D

As for the non-canon aspects like who killed Kisten...I don't claim to have any special insight into who Kisten's killer will be. I think when we find out it will make perfect sense and also be someone we never thought of, or at least I never did.

I'm just trying to tell a story that I'd want to read. That's the whole reason I write. So, I hope you enjoy it, but in the end, I hope mostly that I'm happy with it.