We had a mixed bag of reviews on this novel, hence the 3 stars. No one had read a previous 'Lady Gray' novel, so we all went into it as 'newbies'. We all agreed that you didn't necessarily need to read any of the previous novels to enjoy this one; however, there appeared to be some subplots that build on to previous books. The numerous characters had some of our readers confused and created difficulties following the plot. The first half of the book read slower than the last half; when the story started to build steam to the many unexpected happenings. The setting of India 'felt' beautiful-the characters were eccentric, unique and created topics for varied discussion.

Richly detailed story.