I am quite a fan of conspiracy theories and thrillers, Dan Brown and Frederick Forsyth are among my favourites. But this book is an outsider that I throughly enjoyed. The review and description don't do it justice - it has all the assassins and spies and twisty plots that you can wish for, all set in the glamour of a rags to riches story of one of the main characters Mark who becomes a pop star. However, this story is extremely well written and truly keeps you on your toes until, literally, the very last page.
The characters are I think very well presented, and I enjoyed the idea that the characters are ordinary people who have to deal with situations as opposed to seasoned covert operatives etc. If you like Robert Ludlum, Forsyth, Dan Brown and such like, I think you should give this book a try - I challenge you not to be amazed by it!
As the critics might put it, a stonking good read.