I got this book because of frenetic advertising by Orenda Books on TwiX. The blurb said it was written in a wonderfully spare way, with no words too many. So I thought I'd give it a try.
   It's a good book. The style is indeed very spare, which makes the reader zip along. The story itself is okay but not altogether convincing. The baddies are apprehended more by luck than judgement, and certainly not due to the efforts of the protagonist, who seems to spend her time wandering about meeting friends rather than actually working. But I guess it's serviceable.
   Personally I would have deleted the very last page (don't worry, that isn't a spoiler of any sort), but maybe that's just me.
  So all in all, I would certainly recommend this book, but don't expect an Agatha Christe style masterpiece.