Review: This was a fun first novel in a series by the author Christina Larmer.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 29, 2013
Larmer was born in Papua New Guinea and educated in Australia.  She is the author of three books in the Ghostwriter series and one in the Agatha Christie Book Club series, plus the novel An Island Lost and the non-fiction book "A Measure of Papua New Guinea: The Arman Larmer Surveys Story.At first I worried that the Australian idioms and slang used by the characters (the story takes place in Sydney) would throw me off, but after a few pages, I barely noticed them.  Every so often, one would pop up that made me stop and think, but no real problem.  There were no spelling errors or misused words, and the only grammar problem I saw was an incomplete sentence in the Epilogue. I'm always happiest reading a well-edited and proof-read book!!Larmer's characters are well fleshed out.  Some characters you love right away.  Some grow on you. Some you distrust from the get-go.  The plot was deliciously tangled and cleverly laid out.  I did suspect the ending twist some chapters before, but couldn't be absolutely certain until Roxy, the main character was sure!  Nice.  I liked that.  This was a great little mystery, and I will certainly pick up the other two in the series soon.