Didn't like this one as much as some others in the series. I just didn't like any of the characters, I didn't feel much pity for any of them, except the murder victim. And even she had some issues. Lynley has a good side story with Helen, and Havers has life questions to find out answers to, so that was good. The mystery was OK at best, but I did like the overall novel with the side stories of our inspectors.