Sarah is in prison. Every fortnight she is visited by George, the private eye she employed to observe the final stage of her husband"s affair. The visits - and the days between - lead George back into Sarah"s past and into events he can picture only too well, while bringing him ever closer to a time he can"t quite imagine - when she will once again step out into the clear light of day...This is a brilliant tale of love, murder and suspense, from one of Britain"s finest writers.