Don't misinterpret my two stars. It really is an ok book: uneven in parts with skipped scenes that should have been written and plenty of scenes that could have been trimmed. But, in the end, a fast and readable amateur detective story. As with the first, ([b:The Lifers' Club|18245888|The Lifers' Club|Francis Pryor|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1407163458s/18245888.jpg|25696339]), give it a miss if you are not at all interested in archaeology (as horses are to [a:Dick Francis|5561|Dick Francis|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1208830270p2/5561.jpg], so digging is to Francis Pryor).