I haven't yet got the opportunity to read the actual novel nor did I have any preliminary knowledge about the material, hence, I cannot comment on how this show might have transpired from an adaptation standpoint. Although, I must tell you that the presentation here, despite several trials and attempts, failed to create that certain kind of impact I was looking for.
All of its issues were not just present in the script itself, they were also quite persistent and pretty pronounced in the screenplay as well as in its character developments. As a result, not only did the conflicts and the drama fall flat in most cases, the ultimate revelation, the supposed unwinding of the mystery too came off as inconsequential and undesirably convoluted.