Anna Clarke was born in Cape Town and educated in Montreal and Oxford. She holds degrees in economics and English literature and has held a wide variety of jobs, mostly in publishing and university administration.
I absolutely hate mystery novels that don't really tie up the mystery novel at the end. I hate to spoil it for anyone, but if you're looking to find out "whodunnit" at the end of this one....you won't (at least not definitely). The only reason I gave it two stars (instead of one...or none) is the fact that I like Anna Clarke style and I like the character of Paula.