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As usual for Ms Hannah, I found this book to be extremely intriguing and very well written. Having read an odd review I expected to be reading mostly poetry, but in fact the poetry used was relevant to the plot and indeed, moved things along apace without being at all intrusive. All the old favourite characters were back, and still managed amidst the mayhem of their own personal lives, to solve the mystery.Tim Breary has confessed to the murder of his wife, Francine, however all is not as it appears. Did he really do it? Can he possibly be literally unable to give a motive? Simon and cohorts unravel the truth behind the lies with the help of Gaby Struthers, ex "lover" of Tim's, who having had a rather odd experience whilst abroad in Germany finds herself embroiled once more in his life.As is often the case with Sophie Hannah's novels, you are not going to like everyone you meet - in fact I found myself actively disliking a lot of them and feeling sorry for the victim, who supposedly was a bit of a monster in life. I was very satisfied with the solution and it was great fun getting there!