Title: Sluggish
Review: l just have to agree with the other nay-sayers about this overly long mystery. After a very good start, the novel progressed into what l can only describe as a few "non-sub-plots", most of them tedious, boring and inconsequential. The prose also became sluggish, a chore to read, and most readers will be able to solve the main riddle far earlier than the folks from New Scotland Yard.In defense of Ms. Grimes, a friend of mine in the industry claims that any blame - as l just described - is primarily the fault of either the writer's Agent or editor. A good example would be the novel's references to "Santa Fe sunsets" and "Las Vegas" gambling when, the story occurring in England, the refernces should have been to "Alpine sunsets" and "French Riviera" gambling.
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