You could play a drinking game with this book. Slam a shot of gin every time you come across the sentence, "She lit a fresh cigarette." That's the one possible way to enjoy this dreary novel.The "heroine" is an unlikable lush who smokes like a chimney. Her love interest isn't who he claims to be, and by that I mean he's even duller than he appears at first. The bad guy isn't even interesting.The writing is flat and dull. The plot just plods. I listened to this as a book-on-CD and by the end was wishing someone would detonate a car bomb to put me out of my misery.If you have a few spare hours seriously, go stare at the wall before you pick up this dreadful book. Better yet, go light a fresh cigarette.