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Why? Why didn't her editors tell her how bad this was? Why does Toby spend most of the book feeling sort for himself? Why can't I tell you how bad this book is without revealing the plot? Would I dislike the book as much if I didn't know French was capable of so much more? I'm not sure. But I slogged through it for that reason. The basic kernel of the plot could have been a good book and the author is certainly good. But our main characters are not likeable, and our hero spends much of the book telling us how miserable he is, and nothing at all uplifting comes out of the mess that is their lives. I'm not saying that a mystery should have a happy ending, just ....wow.