John S. W. (whitlang) reviewed on 9/1/2010

Helpful Score: 2

At one point in this novel one of the characters says (paraphrased) "That's a bit Agatha Christie, isn't it?". If you're a fan of the grand dame of the Brit mystery, it's conceivable that you might enjoy this; otherwise you can expect to be pulled by the elbow through plot twists that range from the implausible to the preposterous. Character development is pathetically thin, the writing is in general cliché-ridden and fairly dull. The novelistic equivalent of the most stale TV sit-com you can imagine. To be read in bed, with your light on a timer (set it for twenty-five minutes, you will be drowsy in five, gone in ten).

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