When I started reading this I couldn’t believe it had taken so long to get this published in the UK as I was completely engrossed very quickly. I loved the damaged FBI agent haunted by personal demons, the gruesome nature of the murders and the wide circle of characters that were perfectly drawn and by turns endearing or just horrid. Also liked the fact that it was set somewhere I wasn’t altogether familiar with, giving an insight into the lives of the rich and privileged.This is a tricky one because for 500 odd pages of this book I thought it was terrific but all the excellent work was undone by a distinctly schmalzy, rushed and quite implausible ending- as if a cold blooded killer would really give two hoots about a kid with ‘Rain Man’ tendencies and how the two most emotionally damaged people in Monte Carlo look set to live happily ever after!