Mandrake is better than Flint, Eddy's first book. I got lost in that one with all the double crossing etc. But with Mandrake I could not put the book down and I followed the plot all the way through - although it did require some concentration on my part. (That may say more about me than Eddy's writing, however.) Flint has moved on and life seems finally settled and happy. If only, it's the calm before the storm. Betrayal and deception are not far away, and you feel for Flint, although she shows her usual steel core in dealing with the problems she faces. I loved it and I recommend it. Eddy writes a good British thriller with a pace that is normally only found in American authors' work. I wonder what Flint will get into next, but I hope that more of it is UK/Europe based next time. It would also be good to give her some stability and personal happiness in the future, leaving just her work to provide the tension and stress. I am looking forward to the next outing for Flint.
One last thing, it is good to see that the publisher managed to produce a book without the high level of typos contained in Eddy's first Flint novel. The quality of the writing was matched by the quality of the production on this occasion.
You'll like Flint - and feel more confident about the fight against crime when you have read this.