Such an unusual thriller, set in London where the past catches up with has-been author, Paul, and an Ionian island, where he joins a group of old friends for a reunion holiday in the sun. Paul is something of a fantasist and freeloader, who has spent a dissolute youth and whose drink-drenched memories of ever more youthful conquests are somewhat sketchy. He has been basking in precocious literary success for a long time, and nothing written since has found favour with his publisher. But will the exploiter be exploited? Or can he turn the tables once again? And has he at last found love? Sabine Durrant manages to create a character in Paul who is much more engaging than he should be, and has written him into a compelling, suspenseful and dramatic tale in well described settings. A jolly good read.
