This was not as good at the first book in this trilogy, but a LOT better than the second one. It is essentially a murder mystery with some romantic intrigue thrown in and I have to admit that both of the characters that i thought were the guilty parties ended up not being who actually did the dead(s). The main characters of Patrick & Julianne while not totally lovable, were not nearly as annoying as the characters from the previous book, so that was a plus. They still refused to actually voice their thoughts to each other or else things might have gone smoother, but then the book might have been half the size if that was the case. At least it ended nicely.