I came away a little unsure about how I felt about this book.
I enjoyed the style of writing, short snappy chapters with an undercurrent of a very British sense of humour, but just felt that nothing much happened for the vast majority.
Everything is leading up to the slightly more exciting finale but for two thirds of the book we seem to be following a London based elite who booze, screw but yet hold down important government jobs.
Based loosely around the renowned spy, Guy Burgess (who particularly comes across as a bit of a waste of space) it had all the makings of a taut spy thriller but fell short of the mark for me.
Inspector Troy seems to be a policeman who doesn't do very much (apart from murdering people) and he and his fellow characters were just too shallow for me.
I daresay this would be an ideal read for many but it left me pretty much unshaken or stirred.
I enjoyed the style of writing, short snappy chapters with an undercurrent of a very British sense of humour, but just felt that nothing much happened for the vast majority.
Everything is leading up to the slightly more exciting finale but for two thirds of the book we seem to be following a London based elite who booze, screw but yet hold down important government jobs.
Based loosely around the renowned spy, Guy Burgess (who particularly comes across as a bit of a waste of space) it had all the makings of a taut spy thriller but fell short of the mark for me.
Inspector Troy seems to be a policeman who doesn't do very much (apart from murdering people) and he and his fellow characters were just too shallow for me.
I daresay this would be an ideal read for many but it left me pretty much unshaken or stirred.