I ORDERED THIS BOOK THINKING IT WAS ONE OF NANCY LIVINGSTON'S G. D. H. PRINGLE STORIES....I LOVE THOSE!!!CAN'T GET ENOUGH, BUT AS I ALREADY KNOW & LIKE HER STYLE OF WRITING, IT WAS EASY FOR ME TO GET INTO THIS SAGA OF TWO BROTHERS FROM THE HIGHLANDS WHO GO TO ENGLAND & MAKE GOOD, ONLY AFTER MUCH STRUGGLE, HARDSHIP, TRAGEDY, ETC. ETC., THE STORY OF THEIR PERSONAL LIVES HAS A BIT OF A TWIST THAT WILL SURPRISE READERS, KEEPS YOU INTERESTED....NOT THAT IT'S HARD TO STAY INTERESTED IN N. L.'S BOOKS, SHE IS A GREAT STORY TELLER. TRY IT, YOU'LL LIKE IT!!

AFTER READING THE FIRST REVIEW ON THIS BOOK (ABOVE), I WONDERED HOW ONE READER COULD COME UP WITH THAT OPINION AND ANOTHER (MYSELF), COME UP WITH SUCH A DIFFERENT ONE!! THE THING IS, THIS IS MY FAVORITE OF THE G. D. H. PRINGLE STORIES, AND I LOVE ALL OF THEM. JUST THE PREMISE, A RETIRED TAX AUDITOR, AND OAP, OR AS THE BRITS SAY, OLD AGE PENSIONER, AND HIS BARTENDING, FLASHY MIDDLE-AGED GIRL FRIEND, SOLVING MURDERS?? IT IS TOO FUNNY. BUT THIS PARTICULAR BOOK IS OUTSTANDING BECAUSE JUST WHEN THE READER THINKS HE'S FIGURED OUT WHY & WHO, N. L. TURNS EVERYTHING AROUND & SHOCKS THE HECK OUT OF YOU!! I HAVE READ IT TWICE & I'LL READ IT AGAIN IF THE AUTHOR DOESN'T WRITE SOME MORE G.D.H. PRINGLE SOON!!