3.5 stars. Good plot, likeable characters, and enjoyed the historical mystery, but the book could use a heavier hand in editing. Just too much extraneous inner dialogue that could be slimmed down and one of those books where every character has some terrible tragedy in their past that gets entirely too much attention at the expense of the story in some parts. Also, as a pathologist, it would be expected that Nora would be more objective than going around accepting assumptions as fact without all the evidence.

Overall, a good read but a little too wordy.