I'm sad that this novel was the last Forrest wrote in the Delafield series because I think it's the best of all of them.

For most of the rest of the series Kate has taken small steps during each book, but in t his one she leaps forward. And because of the way the previous books were written it doesn't seem like the leap is out of character for Kate.

Also, for the first time (at least that's how it seems) there isn't some strikingly beautiful woman that Kate finds 'odd' and yet can't 'do' anything about it. Finally the character seems as though maybe she's not looking for the next thing, but has figured out her life a little.

The murder is that of an older woman, but for once the murder is not the entire point of the novel. Instead Forrest switches between the court case and some parts of the police investigation (nicely skipping over the boring parts of the investigation).

It's a great book with a great balance of case story line and Kate's personal story line. Five stars for sure. Still, I wish there were more books in this series. ( )

I was sorry not to like this book more as I like this author. The problem is, it is a totally straightforward procedural--reading it is like watching paint dry. There's a tiny little twist at the end but overall there is not enough to the plot to sustain interest. ( )

disappointing late addition to the kate delafield series. ( )