I was pretty disappointed by this book. I have heard such good things about P.D. James, and I was really excited to read something by her. And this was recommended by a librarian as one of her best. But I thought her prose was mediocre at best--in in some places just sloppy--and the story wasn't all that interesting.

That said, I can see why people like P.D. James, and I do think I will try something else by her at some point. She combines the classic British-style whodunit with more developed characters and psychology.