In the book jacket his book was said to be similar to the best of P.D. James and I agree. In fact I thought it was more readable than some of the "not so best" of James in that it was more direct and has few psychological red herrings. If the character is "lying to himself" the reader can figure this out. The protagonists, Helen West and Geoffrey Bailey, are are sympathetic with backstories that explain their flaws. The villains of the piece psycholically manipulate the psychotically frail. This type of tale used to be my cup of tea so I rated it 4 stars, but be forewarned if, like me, you are avoiding this type of mystery. ( )

A mystery in the tradition of P.D. James or Elizabeth George involving a lot of character development with plot mixed in to move the reader along. The author writes in rambling, long sentences, and I found myself wanting to come up for air, but I enjoyed it all the same. ( )

Very satisfying story. Less given to the good v. evil of other mystery writers. Some very fun characters. ( )