I guess it all depends on what you are looking for. This book had a great mystery. Kept you on the edge of your seat wondering who was really doing what. Just when you though you had it, you got thrown by some other factor that just pops up. It had me until the end, and that was a damn good twist. No wonder I couldnt figure it all out. As the story goes deeper and deeper, more pieces fall together. Not enough to figure out the whole mystery, though. The author did a great job of stringing the reader along.
As far as romance in this novel, well, there is not much. Yes, we have the two main characters who are "together" but not much attention is really drawn to it. This is a book where romance takes a backseat to the mystery and suspence. Not what I look for, I go for the ones where the mystery and romance are as equal as possible. But overall it was a good read. The mystery part of this book is awesome. There are all kinds of twists to the plot. But there is almost nothing to contribute to the romance part of it. There is one love scene and that is not that great and the rest are left to your imagination. The couple also had an almost phony feel to it. I cant put my finger on it, but some of their interactions were missing something I think.
For mystery readers and those who like suspence to keep you on the edge of your seat, this is so for you. But dont get this thinking it is along the lines of older Linda Howard for example. Its not. I gave the book four stars because the mystery was so good. The romance part just falls under my personal preference. Dosent change the fact that this is a great suspence thriller.