My best friend is a huge mystery fan, I am usually not. She recommended this book and kept saying i must read it. I dithered but eventually picked it up, I loved the writing style and beautiful descriptions, but probably would have put it down had my friend not been so emphatic in her praise for this book. So I kept going, and am so glad that I did. This is a book that is going to stick in my brain. That if anyone asks for a book recommendation, I will first ask if they have read this.