This book seriously confused me by using mph to estimate speed on the second page, causing me to believe I had some kind of american edition, and then being so british I had to look up the following terms: mullered, nonce (not that one), muggins, 'sling your hook', 'do me a favour'.

So, maybe mph is more British than I had thought, but it's 53 mph, which is clearly a conversion of a more normal estimate of 85 kph. Which is really a dumb thing to have bothering you while you are trying to read a book.

The plot in this book was either a bit too complex for me, or didn't quite make sense, and I am leaning toward the first. There were a number of murder victims and suspects who I couldn't quite keep straight, and there was an entire architecture plot that I'm going to admit sounded like adults talking to Charlie Brown, to me.

That said, this was a really enjoyable read. I liked the dynamics between all the characters, I liked seeing more of all the secondary characters who have been so carefully established, I was pleased with all the Folly and Nightingale backstory I got. The only thing missing was having Kobna Holdbrook-Smith narrating the entire thing.

I finished it in about three hours, and immediately went looking for some good fanfiction, because I didn't feel at all done with the characters.

I spoiled myself for Lesley's end by accident, and so I was bracing myself for it throughout the book, and prepared to be really pissed off about it when it turned out that Lesley had betrayed the Folly for the sake of her face, but by the end I wasn't even mad? First, Peter really does manage to be an ass to Lesley about her face. It's like he just can't quite get over his horror that while he still likes her, his penis no longer does, and he can't deal with this.

I mean, not that this justifies Lesley's actions, but the second thing is that Lesley's motivation and goals are left ambiguous, so it doesn't have to.