Fairly average, predictable and try hard 'English Country House' mystery with a quirky American librarian as the sleuth. The subject matter was not dissimilar to Tey's [b:The Daughter of Time|6094905|The Daughter of Time|Josephine Tey|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320489943s/6094905.jpg|3222080] but I'm afraid that's where the comparison ends. However, I did enjoy that this book characterized fanatical Ricardians as complete nutters and I couldn't resist awarding it an extra star for that fact alone ;-).