I forgot how fun a lot of the dialogue in the first book was, so the readability of this one was a nice surprise. It's a light, entertaining read filled with eccentric characters and set in the requisite English village, but I really respected the author for taking a real-world current issue - the controversy of building a high speed train - and incorporating it into the plot, informing the reader without preaching to them.
The mystery itself was interesting if not shocking or complicated. I vacillated between liking the dynamic between the MC and her mother and wanting to smack the both of them for being so childish.
I'll definitely read the third one.