I first started watching the series and I was hooked so I decided to start reading the book. I chose to read this book first instead of going back to the first book because it's the first time Banks met Annie. There was a definite chemistry between these two characters in the series and I want to read about them from the beginning. The case was very interesting with all the twists and turns. I was hooked. It's very addicitve. I just could not stop as I wanted to know more and more. I would recommend this book to anyone who love a good mystery, suspense, drama, and a bit of romance.

This book is way more than a who-done-it. It's really a story about relationships and the events around them over the course of many years. There is plenty of introspection on the parts of Alan and Gwen. The view of life in wartime Britain was interesting. The sense of loss and sorrow was often quite intense. Robinson sure knows how to make you feel 'sorry' for his characters. A simple tale really..., with really, no 'action'. Just 'interactions'.