I don't read a lot of mysteries but this had more of an old fashioned agatha christie feel to it rather than an urban mystery type atmosphere of the Adrien English books. A very quick read but fun, lots of sarcasm if you enjoy that. Again, Lanyon writes a solid story with a good mix of plot and intrigue and romance. I liked the AE books better but there's certainly nothing awful about this one. I'm going to look for some more by this author.