This is the 14th in the Adam Dalgliesh series written by P.D. James. I recommend that you read them in order since the private lives of the main characters become an important part of the story line. This mystery has everything that I so love--the isolated English house, the puzzling death of a resident, and the slow unraveling of the mystery. I was a little confused at the end. There was a sentence that was popped in from seemingly nowhere, but what the heck. P.D. James is 88 years old and I only hope that she has a trunkful of books that will be slowly released after her death. If you have come to love the characters in her books as much as I have, I recommend this book. And let's hope that there's a book or two still in the old girl.