I didn't hate this book. It's a murder mystery set in post WW1. I'll start with the issues I had with it first and because of that, there will be spoilers.

There were almost too many police types in the story for me to keep straight. There were a few times I had to think which one was being talked about. Maybe that speaks more to the characters not being written strong enough.

The romance, such that it was. Maybe I'm just misunderstanding the times. I know a fair amount of history about the 20's and the need to change things after such a horrific war. Flappers, etc. I would imagine that people would be inclined to hook-up more quickly. But I didn't buy the romance unfolding as it did. I didn't get the feeling they were "fated" to be together. It just didn't seem believable, at least not in the short of time.

I also had the ending pretty well figured. We're told early on who it is, but the sort of twist at the end, didn't even give me pause.