The mysoginy in this novel was a bit much to take at certain points, but the larger mystery was pretty captivating for the most part. Whatever positive feelings I'd had for Fabian disappeared as soon as he displayed his inexplicable incompetence in the field. The epilogue screams that there will be a sequel. For my part, I have very little interest in reading it. By the end of the book, I was impressed but the meticulous news if the bad guy even though much of the plan was gruesome and psychologically disturbing.