I got an audio copy of this book for a long road trip and if I hadn't been trapped in a car in a blizzard, I would never have completed it. This book reads like a co-op creative writing class assignment. The phrase "I digress!" would be over-used to describe the narrative. For heaven's sake, get to the point! 80% of the text could easily have been eliminated and perhaps that would have sharpened the plot. Except for the few references to traditions at Princeton and some of its illustrious grads, there's not much in any of the four main characters to engage the reader. I'm not sure there would have been a book without the university to anchor it. The mystery itself is treated with less than focus and is remarkably predictable.