Instruct: Classify a review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Interesting read

This author is just about at the level of Ruth Rendell and her books, particularly the last few, are very highly recommended. I would not put this book among the author's very best - the plotting definitely is interesting but the climax and revelation of the killer do not live up to the promise of the plotting. Nevertheless, the author has created a likeable main character in Mike Deacon, although it is quite inexplicable why he would choose some of the friends he does.