I've been reading Muller's Sharon McCone stories for years. They aren't, in my estimation, on a par with Sherlock Holmes or Miss Marple, but I always find them fun to read. Cape Perdido is not, however, a McCone mystery and I wasn't sure whether I would like it as much. Happily, I found it thoroughly enjoyable. The characters were good and the story held my interest right to the end. It was perhaps not quite as dramatic as it wanted to be -- not what I'd call spellbinding -- but enough to keep me involved. A nice standalone and another solid effort from Ms. Muller.