B A short break away from these characters was of great benefit to me. I really enjoy this series.I really like the series and the characters but I've found that reading too much of them at once is a bit like having too much chocolate - and what a waste of chocolate that is! This book is set a few months after Venice and Richard and Rose have returned from their honeymoon in Europe and are settling back in London. There is a murder and a secret from Richard's past is revealed (so secret in fact that even Richard didn't know) and some happy news for our favourite couple. I will say that Ms. Connolly writes unusual (to me at least) plots and not everything works out all hearts and flowers (even though R&R are still madly in love of course). The story surrounding one of the secondary (or third-ary? - hey look, I made up a word) characters, Susan is a case in point. No deus ex machina. I have the others in the series in my reader ready to go and I think I'll pick up the next one sometime next month - I don't need a long break but it's best for me not to read them all one after the other. ( )