Interesting HAVING two timelines intertwined ... Rather surprising at first, works quite well purpose. Good amount of suspense. HOWEVER, I can not Understand how anyone Who looks like Elizabeth Haynes can-have Such sadistic ideas. Worse than Any Video game ... even worse than the Marquis de Sade himself! Sexual abuse, gory details, terrible !! And how much time is Spent f *** ing and talking about f *** ing! I would be interested to know WHETHER all Elizabeth Haynes' books are going to be like that. [By the way, how come on 2nd April 2004 (in the book) the heroine Spends ages' stirring (her) tea slowly, watching the patterns swirl and twist on the area of the liquid 'only to, half a page later,' Knock back the last of the coffee '?]