This novel took me twice to really understand or comprehend in any real way. The first time I read it, everything got all muddled in my head and the story didn't really make sense. I think it was partially because I hadn't read many LesFic novels and I was just starting to read adult mysteries (i.e. non-Hardy Boys stuff) in a real way too. Now that I have read more, many more of both types the book makes much more sense

There were also a whole lot of characters to keep track of, and though they were all very unique, there were just so, so many. Oh, and, it was sort of like a very giant sort of locked room mystery, which is not one of my favorite kinds.

It's an interesting start to the series. We learn some about all of the main characters, get some of the threads that will appear again in the series I assume, but we don't learn everything so that there can be surprises later on.

I do have to say that it was a bit dated, not in a bad way, just in a... hey, where are the cell phones and priuses. But, even as it was dated, it used an astounding amount of forensics in it, which as a die hard CSI lover was awesome. The book was ahead of its time in some cool ways. ( )

Very dated. Not a super mystery (I think they get better). ( )