Firstly, thank you very much to the lovely publishing people who sent me an advance review copy! I knew I had enjoyed his books in the past....but perhaps I had forgotten just how much? This book is excellent - full of tension and great characters that just keeps the pages turning long after you should have moved on to another task or perhaps sleep? If you haven't read Robert Goddard before, then you had best rectify this! My first task is to find some of the titles I am missing from my collection...

Panic Room, in my opinion is not his finest work, but in saying that it is still above the attempts of many crime writers. What to me, does not make it his finest, it starts too slowly, seems rushed at the end and the two female protagonists is never fully exposed or explained. While I think the ending was rushed I also had the feeling of get real there is no way that could happen. It was a let-down, which is unusual for a Goddard thriller. But in saying that it is still a very readable thriller, that others may love, as we all like different things. While the setting is mainly on the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall and the beautiful setting, it also brings London, Switzerland and the American investigators into the story. But Jack Harkness the elusive CEO and pharmaceutical entrepreneur, is fighting extradition to the US where he is wanted for fraud, bribery and embezzlement. His opponents send out people to find where the money is hidden but they are menacing and cause to many problems. Don, an estate agent and Blake, Harkness’ housekeeper need to work together to find the truth. Or something the resembles the truth. Whatever they find will have implications, not just for Harkness, Don and Blake, but implications that could have an affect across the world. The book is worth sticking with, even though it may seem tough at the beginning.