OK so I have read my fair share of books in this genre and also my fair share of first novels by first time authors in this genre, and I have to say, after reading all the glowing reviews about this book and others by the author I was truly let down. This is genuinely the first time I have struggled to finish a book although Ive read some not so great ones in the past. I had to keep reminding myself that the two main characters were not in their 80s, just the way they spoke was so unrealistic. The actual suspense part picks up slightly in the middle but Rose totally failed to make me care one way or another about any of the characters and its that which makes an author great. However considering it was her first book and her books seemed to get such high ratings I do plan to give it another couple tries before making any final judgments.