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Review title: Well worth it
Product review: Maybe I don't read the newspapers enough - but I for one (almost alone of reviewers on this page) was unaware of the "hype" surrounding Richard Mason's novel The Drowning People I bought it for two reasons (and they're both superficial): one, it was cheap; two, it had a good cover. Well make that three reasons: the third one being I like hardcover first editions. But I found a novel which completely intrigued me. Set in a world I don't really understand (but which I see from the newspapers and magazines like Tatler does still exist) I felt that Richard Mason's novel drew me into it. His characters are real people, despite their superficial glamour. And his handling of suspense is wonderful. So whatever the hype says, believe it.
