The great ending of this book made it all the worthwhile to read through all 415 pages. This is the seventh or eighth Horowitz book that I have read and enjoyed. This is the second Horowitz/Hawthorne series book that I have read.

There were so many subplots and turns within this story that the author, skillfully connects and explains at the end. It was a murder mystery, where a cast of about a dozen could have been involved in murdering one of the residents in the community. Everyone had a great motive to see the demise of one of the obnoxious new neighbors in the close community. As I read the book, I could not figure out how the murder investigation would conclude.

An interesting angle of the book is the narration provided by Horowitz in his role as an author and storyteller of this crime. His uneasy relationship with detective Hawthorne is part of another mystery within the book.

The ending of the book is pure genius. So many swerves and plot turns! Just when everyone thinks that they have the answers (or the murderer) the questions change and the plot thickens.

This book would make an excellent beach read for those who enjoy mysteries. I’d love to see this book presented as a movie – – it was that entertaining!