To be honest this will be a book you'll either love or hate. Karen, although often compared to the likes of Kathy Reich's, has a unique voice with her writing and really should be seen by more as a talent up there to rival what many would call the "premieres" of modern crime writing. Cleverly written the readers will definitely not see the twist coming at the end of this tale and a number of them may well want to know why the author does as she did within the tale (hey I'm not going to ruin it for you.) Suffice to say this will be a turning point for Karen's writing although I wouldn't like to be which way it will go as a number complain that too much time is spent on one character rather than the plot as whole. I would disagree with that point of view as personally, I love the involvement and as such makes this a crime book to really enjoy.