In a lot of ways, I was a big fan of this book. But at the same time, I have some issues that I can't ignore which informed giving it a 3 star rating. Rose has created the meticulously intricate world of Louis' Tiffany's escape at Laurelton, an artist's retreat. I love that it started with a mystery of how it was burned to the ground, and then we roll back in time to put together the pieces. However, I felt that this novel was incredibly slow-moving, due to the amount of exacting detail, which then moved the story along at a snail's pace. The last section of the book was the most exciting, but after hundreds of pages of gradual unspooling, it all happened in a rather slapdash quick manner. I would say to read this book for the ambience, and immersion in an opulent time and place, rather than for the mystery at hand.