- McTiernan writes in crispy prose, and her characters are sharply painted. They all have backstories. The novel is absorbing from the first page.
- Their relationships get pretty cosy as the story develops though, and quite sentimental. The book's weakness is the rather strange murders that take place and how the bodies are left. It's unrealistic in the extreme. And the main murderer uncovered in the end is, quite frankly, absurd.
- The book also leaves a couple of subplots unsatisfactorily resolved.
- Readers of the first three books in this series would be aware of the main characters’ past relationships and situations. There are obviously enriching backstories suggested. That's frustrating for new readers.
- The focus on Ireland, mainly Dublin and Galway, is highly enjoyable. Although their annoying ‘grand’ litters the dialogue. 'How are you today?.... 'Grand'.
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