A good setting can enhance a mystery so that the reader is champing at the bit for the next book. You want to go back there! Siger achieves this. He moves the reader around a lot, and shows respect for Mykonians even while deftly illustrating their foibles. It's as if the …more island is itself a character and that's a very good beginning for a series.

He's a good plotter, keeping things moving through a variety of political roadblocks, to a murky twist at the end. Siger's protagonist has father figure issues that make me want to know what happens to the guy -- a good sign! The secondary characters are vibrant. The victims make mistakes but they're understandable mistakes and the reader roots for them. The female characters, especially Katerina the attorney -- we must see more of her -- have strength and humor. You can tell this is a first book -- there's room for his writing to become more deft -- but it's a good first book. I look forward to the next one. (less)