I pretty much liked i; it was a good vacation book, you know? Pretty good mystery. But sometimes these british/victorian/mysteries get a bit rote. Anyway, this mystery was a good one, but we got to read a lot about the main character and how terribly handsome he was, smart, amazing reflexes,sexy sexy sexy, and of course the prerequisite a little-bit-damaged-from-some-past-event. 
 I guess this is a first in the series. Not sure if I'm reading the others, though.