While I am by no means an avid mystery genre reader, I stumbled upon this book and was immediately drawn to it, not because of the story (which was okay but at times unrealistic) and not because of character development (we find out very little about the characters other than their basic personality types and vices) but because of how well it is written, in comparison to most mystery novels I have read, which tend to rely too heavily on cliche expressions.Full Dark House is a deftly written mystery that keeps its audience intrigued primarily in how each chapter is constructed. The chapters are short, witty, and succinct but also end on cliff hangers, teasers, and ominous foreshadowing statements. For this reason alone I enjoyed reading the story and feel I can rely on the author's abilities to keep my interest in the next novel in the series.