Nope, this one didn't do it for me. It's not going to put me off Murdoch though - definitely going to try some others. Too much exposition, too much geography (I read another review which said 'just give us a map' and I have to agree) and rebarbative was used too many times. (Of course, that isn't reason I didn't get on with the book, but the word did keep sticking out like half a dozen sore thumbs.)