For a debut novel it was fantastic. The main story is an unwed mother working in an English Manor (c.1960s) is found strangled in her bed. There are a minimum of 8 suspects all with some type of motive but also with some type of alibi. It is a small town with gossip. It is also a small town in which secrets are kept very well and while not directly affecting the murder or the mystery they pop up just to keep the main character Adam Dagliesh on his toes.
The murderer is not reveled to the bitter end. It it is a shocker. I thought I had it figured out. I had ruled out the obvious suspects (as in any good mystery it's never the obvious one) and had zeroed in on the one I thought was quiet enough and motivated enough. I was wrong.
In the midst of this story, money is involved yet not as motive, love is involved but not until the end and it involved the deceased, another murder is attempted, and of course there is Adam Dagliesh with his own issues.
Wonderful read. Can't wait to move on to her second novel.
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