I only saw the first one of these. Cordelia Gray does not offer much to refute the idea that being a detective is "an unsuitable job for a woman." If I am going to respect a detective, they have to have at least as much common sense and street smarts as I do, which is not setting a high standard, but Cordelia falls utterly short. In addition, I found the pacing much too slow, and I would get fidgety waiting for yet another drawn out scene to move along.I haven't read the book, and I don't think that I will, so I have no idea how faithful to it the show is.