 Two more deaths occur, one a suicide that many people feel is unlikely, the other an unexpected death that requires the coroner to become involved.It is only in the final chapters that Adam Dalgleish figures out the dark secret behind the supposedly innocent care home.In a 1975 book review, Newgate Callandar of "The New York Times" wrote "James is an exceedingly good writer, and her detective, Adam Dalgliesh, is one of the more unusual ones in action today.