The first half of the book annoyed me as the situation and world-building seemed to be executed in a clumsy manner. In a future world ruled by trusts, Joy Corrigan is the loyal retainer, bodyguard and enforcer who is targeted by a rival trust's technology to become a traitor and assassin to the master of her own trust, Kathryn Menteuse. Most of the book is a dialogue between Corrigan and an intruding voice in her head trying to convince her how evil Menteuse and her plans are. And of course there are many battles between Corrigan and members of the many different trusts who have stakes in this operation.

The plot is nothing special, but Corrigan grew on me as a character, being an older woman who is supremely competent at her job with an unconventional family situation about which she is most passionate. I'd certainly like to see what she does next.

The art is quite nice, but I'm getting tired of artists who pretend that the center gutter in books don't exist. I enjoy the occasional two-page spreads, but this is another book where many of the two-pagers seem unnecessary, consisting of many small panels that get lost in the center and serving only to confuse the reading order of the panels every so often.

Let's say this is 2.5 stars, rounded up for potential. ( )