Quick reads are quite useful, it kept me entertained during a four hour flight. This story started off in away that gave me hope that I was going to be reading a good book. The crime was interesting, it revolved around an aggrieved son wanting his pound of flesh after the suicide of his mother. While interesting in the first part of the book it became a little far fetched as the story progressed. I feel the story was an ideal read for adolescents.