Mike H

Once again, Steinhauer succeeds in keeping me up late! This book is a quick read but very gripping. Just when you think you have figured out 'whodunnit' he drops another bomb. The style is very interesting-each chapter is written from one character's perspective. Once you reach the half-way point in the book, be prepared to finish it in one reading because you won't be able to put it down!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It brings (fictional) life to the Bronte family by revealing a rich and, sometimes, intense focus on each of the family's members. I found the development of the the love story to be fascinating. Mr. Nichols' slowing evolving love for Charlotte allows her the necessary time to accept that she can have a rewarding relationship outside of the small, demanding one she has with her siblings and father.