Well, this is, hands-down, the best novel of the entire series! A page-turner from the first chapter, this most intriguing murder mystery ends the Manning series on a wonderfully high note....and is the best-written of the seven novels.I have to admit that, at 78%, I was reading as fast as I could, and didn't stop until I finished.....with some disappointment. What I had initially found to be a wonderful twist seemed to be drrraagged-out over too many pages, while hammering a character trait of Manning's to D.E.A.T.H.Then, on the next page, there was an Author's Note that explained to the reader why things were done as they had been done. (And, no, this isn't a The Murder of Roger Ackroyd type of twist.) And I understood, and semi-grudgingly, accepted the (truly) bang-you-over-the-head, looonnng reason Craft finished things off the way he did. Semi-grudgingly.Literally nothing else can be written other than there's a death, and various friends of Manning may be suspected by Sheriff Doug Pierce. To give anything else away would do a disservice to anyone who has enjoyed this series, and wants to see it well, and completely wrapped-up.As an aside, for once I thought I had gotten the killer right but, damn(!), I was so close and still missed out.Enjoy! P.S. There is a helluva lot of bitch-slapping that goes on in this novel! To the point that Dynasty's Alexis and Krystle Carrington get mentioned!
