![]() This is my first Goddard book, but not the last. ![]() I really did have to wait to the end to get all the puzzle pieces in place, and there were still surprises once I got there, with a hint of menace left in the final scene. Sometimes I thought I had a thread untangled only to be confounded by new information from another direction. Different interested parties are tracking down different skeletons, resulting in the puzzle pieces being distributed among a variety of characters acting on their own agendas, and not necessarily sharing with the others. The Davenall family has more skeletons in their closets than a whole host of haunted houses. This long and densely plotted mystery gives up its clues sparsely and cunningly, requiring you to pay close attention and remember what you’ve heard especially regarding names and dates. I took all three positions at different times. ![]() ![]() The multitude of characters take sides for or against, with several being uncertain. ![]() Clearly the central mystery is to determine whether James Norton is really Sir James Davenall returned from the dead. I detest spoilers, so I have been wracking my brain trying to decide how to write a useful review of this book without giving away crucial information. ![]()
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