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As a mystery novel, this book was engaging– the mystery presented was well-written and cleverly revealed. But the writing disappointed me. Character development is scant (at points it read like badly written fan fiction), and the author indulges in lengthy descriptions of each female character's body and facial features and constant commentary on their attractiveness. Practically no appearance of a woman in the novel came without an evaluation of her sex appeal. Each woman fits neatly into a male fantasy trope (the secretly vulnerable "tough girl," the coquettish vamp, the victimized good wife, etc.) and ultimately needs to be rescued by the male protagonist. (YES, all of the women need rescuing! And NO, a woman never rescues a man.) No amount of good mystery writing can redeem this book from that persistent ick factor.