This is a slightly re-worked version of a novel originally released in 1981. It's a slow-burn crime thriller, set in Brussels & the EU parliament. There were some aspects I really liked about the story (The little girl, Tania, the snowy setting and the Du Marier, the police guy). But others didn't work for me e.g. the attitudes towards women, and the way the women were written, felt awkward to read. I know it's basically a historical novel now, but still, the relationship story line felt clunky and awkward. The story unravels really very slowly, so this didn't feel like one of those thrillers that you can't put down. But still, I stayed engaged & wanted to know how thing would work out at the end.

It was refreshing that Bannerman was having to do a lot of legwork to figure out what was going on since this was pre-internet, pre-mobiles etc. and that aspect of the book appealed to me.

With thanks to Netgalley for my copy.