Run by Andrew Grant

Meet Marc Bowman. He is an analyst at a company called AmeriTel, or at least he was, but he gets fired as the book begins. This sets off a dizzying spiral of events that have Marc running around at a break-neck speed. The plot is very intricately woven an so twisty-turny you have no idea who the good guys are. But that is obviously what Marc is feeling too, and being able to identify with the main characters is what makes a good novel.

I did have some reservations, though. The beginning, where Marc is talking about his job, gets so jargony I felt kind of dazed. There's a bit about Lichtenstein, which I suppose is meant to make you understand the depth of his love for his original painting Marc bought and displayed in his office. It was a bit over-much, though. It's a mystery, not an art treatise, so it felt strangely misplaced. Then there is the art gallery owner, Troye. I honestly saw very little point in this character at all. I suppose he was an example of how people aren't always what they seem, but I'm not sure that's really news to anyone any more.

Overall, it was a quick, enjoyable read, fairly relevant to modern events, so if you enjoy that kind of novel, you won't go wrong with this one.

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