If Julie Compton played soccer and this was her debut, then she'd have walked of with the match ball after her hat-trick. The pace was a decent and sustained simmer until the final third of the book, when it turned up to a rolling boil. Plenty of suspense, doubt and intrigue. A very professional plot with a very decent and believable cast. Well explained and a lovely twist to finish. The best advice to you is buy it, don't read any newspaper reviews and maybe miss out the rear cover...go in cold and allow it to wow you.