I like the book. My only problem with it (and at times with her work in general) is that she summarizes conversations too much. "He said that he was going to go over to the Downs. She asked to come with him. When they got there..." That kind of thing. I can totally understand it when she says things like "George went on in tedious condemnation about the pernicious poachers. Hetty let him finish before she asked him for the weekly grocery money." I mean, who wants to read a tedious commentary? But then she summarizes conversations by printing what could be good dialogue in a he said this, she said that, he replied format it just irks me. Show me what they are saying, don't tell me what they are saying. Pet peeve. Other than that it is a good mystery with all the clues given. It is possible to figure it out, even with the twists near the end, if you are paying attention. I admit, I was close. I figured the killer and some main points, but missed a couple of others. Ah well. That is life. I still like to think I got my man.