Just one curiosity, the book tells of Hardy's car journey across Norfolk Island and of reaching his destination "in an hour or so''. The manuscript author, Richard Flynn, dies before he can be questioned and the remainder of his manuscript is missing. The house itself is smart and sterile, designed by ultra-minimalist architect Edward Monkford, whose own wife and son died in mysterious circumstances. Finn is left stupefied as Maddie walks away from the wreckage and the injured before the arrival of the emergency services. This is a thriller that has it all.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 19, 2017 18:00 UTC