Thought the book was going to be much better because of the reviews. I was thoroughly disappointed. I didn't get a woman slowly losing it, nor did I get much of a mystery. I got a book that didn't seem to go anywhere in a place that was hot and dirty and confining. The descriptions of her immediate environment (people, places, customs)was interesting, but I was hoping for a knock 'em, sock 'em mystery and instead read a slow plod.