It was a great psychological mystery. The initial half of the book sets up the background for the death, the mindset of the various characters, why they do what they do, etc. The latter half deals with unveiling of the mystery. It is written in the first person narrative, the narrator being Jeanne, a 42 year old mother of an overweight teenage boy, whose husband is a well known and popular orthopedician. Events start when a new, exotic music teacher, Ali, whose in her late forties arrives at the school where Jeanne works as a secretary and which Jamie (the son) attends. Initially Jeanne is vary of Ali, but later is pulled into a friendship with her. A good book, which I would recommend to all fans of psychological thrillers. Here, things move at a moderate pace, no gore or thrills, but quite a dark, psychological crime story - my forte.