This is an elegant mystery thriller. The protagonist, David Ross is a bright young lawyer who gets caught up in a plot to kill the Secretary of State for Defence.Juggling being held back by nepotism, threatened by the security services and facing financial ruin, Ross and a feisty barrister, Charlotte De-Courcey fight for the rights of their mysterious client.This truly is a rip roaring thriller, sprinkled with delightful characters and cooked to perfection by this breakthrough author.The twist the the tail is an instant classic.