It's one of those 'game of wits' crime and mystery novels, the Perfect Crime plot twists are clever enough, the folklore behind the story is interesting and the character settings are memorable enough (with sadistic mobsters, a beautiful Chinese woman with a mysterious past, a detective who is seeking evidence of 'miracles', a bunch of unlikable but colorful members of a very rich family, etc etc), but sadly I don't think it will left any lasting impression in my mind. Perhaps I'd been through the same level of 'game of wits' novels a bit too many.