Brilliant story. It's one of those 'unputdownable' reads. So if you have things to do...places to go...people to see...don't open the cover...or...do just that. The characters are 'real'...I worked out 'who done it' but there are so many possible alternatives I was compelled to finish it just to see if I was right. But even at the end I was still questioning the answer. What a brilliant author.