The other reviewers here didn't mention the best aspect of the book in my opinion. There is a story within the story about an arrogant playboy who is paralyzed and maimed in the plane crash and has to come to terms with his character as his looks and career are derailed. He finds out much to his dismay that he really doesn't have any depth, having relied on his looks and focused on his Porsche, his pursuit of women, and his material possessions. This was truly a thought provoking treatment and was the highlight of the book.

As a mystery, it doesn't really work because you as the reader know who's who by halfway through the book. I also found the love story to be a bit contrived. There is a fair amount of suspense and the characters are pretty well developed, except for the villain, who is simply a one-dimensional character whose behaviors are never really explored beyond anger and resentment. This is too bad because there could have been some real development here, considering the rest of the characters have to undergo some brokeness to change.