I’m glad you enjoyed it even thuogh you felt like some of the tension drained away. I can’t disagree with you on that, thuogh by the time that happened I was so involved with the main characters that I was really more interested in what was happening with them than I was in being scared, per se. And you are dead on about that opening chapter, it was chilling. Given the choice between the two I would love to see a whole story written in that time period and written just like that. It was an amazing piece of writing. I’m not sure what they’ll do with the second or third book either and despite really enjoying it I am still not sure that I am anxious to rush out and read book two. I imagine I’ll do so when the time comes, however.