This instalment of the Roy Grace series is told from the viewpoints of several possible culprits as well as Grace and bounces between the present day and 1997/1998. The Shoe Man has been referred to in previous books but now we get to read the whole story. I found this one a lot more gripping that the last couple of books. The character of Sandy seems really unlikeable which doesn't seem right that Grace had been missing her so much. I thought these glimpses of her could easily have been left out as I was expecting it to cover her disappearance but didn't.