Viennese Waltz

She is only and always Kate and she has not come to Vienna for the dancing. But caught between a Department that distrusts her and an adversary who knows her immediately for one of his own Kate - traceuse pickpocket and cat burglar - finds that Vienna is always about dancing and that the dance is in her blood. Carefully-plotted and emotionally involving this is a book whose well drawn characters and fine prose can be savoured at leisure. It's also page turner whose intrigue strong capable women and exotic locations can beguile away a long journey.