This was the first novel I've read by Morgan, but after reading Market Forces, I'll have to go back and pick up his first two efforts. Other reviewers have said this book is the weakest of the three he's written; if that's so, the first two must be spectacular!I greatly enjoyed this novel. True, it wasn't a classic for the ages, but what is? Or rather, what is recognized as being a classic at the time it's written? *wink* The writing was crisp and flowing, never bogged down, and was lean without being light in description. The dialogue was smooth, and the characters were great. All of them had their seedy sides, things that made me say 'what the hell is wrong with you?', but that's what I liked about them. No cardboard cutouts for me, thanks. I like conflicted characters; anything else is boooooring.