I have read lot of Peter James books, and have always enjoyed them. Sandy the missing wife coming up in all of them, the big mystery, what happened to her , that she has suddenly disappeared. Glad Peter James wrote this book to end the mystery. Some what surprised that Sandy turned out to be such a disaster, with so many issues, and being able to hide them from her husband Roy, the ace detective, who apparently didn't have a clue about what was going on with her. Just shows how adept someone can be at deceiving people, especially a spouse who's a detective. I enjoyed the book, found the story interesting and shows how easily some people can spiral into bad things. It's definitely worth reading.