This book is one of the most disappointing books I have read in that I thought it had such promise. I read the other reviews prior to getting this book and thought that it would be a good choice. It wasn't. If you have read previous Harry James Denton books you might enjoy it, but if you haven't like me you won't find enough of a story to be worth reading the whole book. I felt the book started well, but it took forever to get to the mystery itself. There were about a hundred pages left in the book, when it got past the point where the description on the back of the paperback copy described. That in of itself tells you that there was so little for even the publishers to even tell you about the book. From reading the other peoples reviews Steven Womack has probably written some pretty good mysteries. The unfortunate thing is I won't bother giving another book of his a try, because I feel I wasted my time. Don't waste yours either.