Tempted to chalk up my reaction to this as 'it's not the book it's me' since the adventures and exploits of a woman in the male-heavy world of post-war espionage is intrinsically interesting, but somehow the story never comes to life, the characters never seem truly, properly evoked, and the writing is full of irritating tics and repetitions that should have been sorted at the editing stage. I might give it another try, perhaps I just bounced off it because I'm not in the mood, I dunno.