I don't read a lot of mysteries, so I compare them more to other things I read (novels, literature, history, etc.). With this work Ms. Wright's style moves more toward what I consider a novelistic style. Not only is there the usual mystery plot and the clues along the path to the solution, but there is a whole story of characters and their relationships. Ms. Wright's other works have a good eye for detail and a nice sense of character, but this one delves further into personalities and their interactions.The suspense carried me into the intriguing world of a number of people. The delightful interplay between the English, Scottish and American characters and their eccentricities fleshed out the mystery. Not to mention the charming tour of Scotland that I was taken on.All in all a fine work. Not great by "novel" standards, but I judged this as a mystery, since that is what it is.