I read cozy and historical mysteries, a bit of Paranormal/UF, and to mix it up, I read science and gardening books on occasion.
I found this to be a solid story with a very good, well thought-out plot.
The story is set in San Francisco in 1879 with interesting, three-dimensional characters. It was a bit long, or perhaps I found it slow moving, but I found myself thinking I was never going to be finished with this book, even though I can honestly say I enjoyed the story.
The editing of this book was woeful. As near as I can figure, it appears this story started out life as a Word document with Track changes turned on - only when it was printed the deleted words/phrases were printed along side the replacement words/phrases. Really, I doubt the story was proofread at all well before going to the printers.
Overall, I'd recommend this book to someone who enjoys historical, cozy mysteries and is able to turn a blind eye to weak editing (or lack of proofreading).