In the same vein as Thursday Next's adventures I find Jasper Fford once again striking with unprecedented creativity. 
 Because I have to admit I'm not that fond of mystery, a 3 stars rating it is. 
 Yet, it's as inventive as ever, and the characters are pretty cool! It's also much more straightforward than Thursdays' stories (those can get confusing with the time travel/world jumping) and pretty much a conventional mystery book, with the Fforde signature.