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4 stars for a very clever story, with drawbacks. I followed what was going on, and who was who, and when was when, until about halfway through. The multiplicity of characters and time jumps lost me, but I stuck it out because I had to get to the resolution.

Spoilers (BIG spoilers) and questions:

-While "Aiden" was inhabiting another host person's body, was each other host acting as themselves, or as another "Aiden"?
-Given that Blackheath was a prison, who actually were all those other people (aside from Aiden, Anna, and the Plague Doctor) - other prisoners? Conjured (AI?) characters?
-The reason why Aiden was in his predicament requires a LOT of suspension of disbelief. The Plague Doctor, who was operating under orders from his superiors, was actually ridiculous.
-There were too many characters whose names started with the letter D. I started to think that was a clue.

I like a locked room mystery, but the Paris Apartment ceased to be a “locked room mystery” the moment the author introduced hidden staircases.

The basic premise had potential but the writing style was nothing special. There were too many incidences of shattered glassware and too many injured knees. The main characters, their backstories, and eventual connections to the crime bordered on caricature.

I finished the book only because it was easy to read.