Plus a bit of a star. The cover advertises the book as 'A masterly psychological thriller' but that was a poor description. I've had it in my 'to read' pile for ages but only started it when I was off on holiday in a rush and had nothing else to take. Really it's a music homage to some fairly hardcore Irish musicians bolted on to a fairly unlikely plot (I hope) about Irish gangsters and woven into the story of an adolescent girl finally growing up a bit late in her twenties. And I really liked the combination of all the elements. However there was something about the writing that made me think of foreign novels very badly translated - it didn't flow and I was continually tempted to skip over the prose and just grab at the plot. And I'm not sure that the female viewpoint rang true to me, leaving it a bit creepy. Enjoyed it but won't be searching out any more of his books. ( )