I think that once again I am going to be in the minority in how I feel about this book. Woman with a Gun has gotten rave reviews, but it was just an OK read for me. I didn't find the story to be a compelling thriller. It was more of a plot driven mystery that just kind of plodded along until the solution was revealed. I also had the killer figured out way before the end, I just didn't know the why. To me, the author made it pretty obvious into which direction he was going right from the start. I didn't think there were any big twists that made me gasp with surprise. 
 I'm not saying the book was bad. I did like it for the most part and the writing was solid. It just didn't wow me. I liked the varying points of view. The characters were interesting and helped keep my attention. I also liked the way the time changes in the story laid out the plot for the reader. The premise of basing a fiction novel on a painting was an interesting one. I think fans of true crime and straight crime fiction will enjoy this one.