Initially, this book‘s slow & mellow pace is in tune with the vacationers Quirk & Evelyn.The setting in the Basque Country,specifically Donosita-San Sebastian,on the Mediterranean Sea, enhances this mood.The prose,it‘s imagery, conversational banter,& the inner thoughts of the characters,drive the novel.Quirk thinks he spots a presumed dead person, & the suspense begins.She is the catalyst now driving the plot,ending with crescendo of a climax.