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Predicting one final plot twist.

Getting exciting - can't say much without spoiling it.

Not hard to tell who was going to get killed.

I remember the Indian Princess from the TV animation.

They made a few changes in the BBC adaptation.

Drawn in by the start - I can't wait to see her set up a restaurant.

Seems to be setting up another bloodbath finale.

A few slight misreadings while on a noisy train - following what is happening again, and it's getting exciting. Sinister auction.

The map definitely feels like this book's McGuffin.

Feels like a gruesome Da Vinci Code in places.

Feels quite dense and scholarly so far. The main message is, the universe didn't come about by chance.

So he's gone off alone now?

Feels like it's going to turn into "The Count of Monte Cristo in space".

It does seem that most of the characters get progressively nastier.

Puts me in mind of Jonathan Franzen so far.

The writing style puts me in mind of H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allen Poe and Daphne duMaurier.

I'm not sure about having characters call James and Jimmy in the same book.

Too early to know if I'm being faked out at the end of chapter 1.

There seems to be a subplot about Malin having an alcohol problem forming.

Really getting into this one - having to slow down and read some bits carefully though.

Hopefully I don't need to hang onto every word.

Lots of astrology stuff - certain Creed is a red herring, or maybe there is a double bluff going on.

The 14 astrological signs thing must be based on fact.

Sleazy

I had to remember who "Morris" was. So many characters.

Plenty of suspects - no murder yet though.

I keep having to remember - Thandi is Margot's sister, not her daughter.

A good introduction to the characters.

I'm sure there will be lots of plot twists involving Dennis Creed.