I was delighted to find the EG usual hero But they are totally out of breath. The plot has no interest, it is as thin as cigarette paper. Throughout the book (and it is long !!!), Italian phrases, not always very explicit, punctuate the text; one wonders why. Perhaps the translator did not want to attack Italian! Besides, translation level, there are a lot of mistakes too. In short, I got bored from beginning to end and I will buy more from this author book eyes closed. That gone are the days of Inquiry into the mist and a few others. Too bad. Goodbye and good luck, Madame Elisabeth George!