The first thing that had rocked the boat had been his finding out about his father’s affair – a discovery that had literally blown him away. It had totally screwed him up for several weeks. The initial shock had soon given way to profound misery and disorientation. He hadn’t had the slightest idea

The drive home took D about twenty minutes. It was twenty minutes spent struggling to stay focused on the road rather than on the disastrous evening she had just had.Pete had driven her back to her car after she had put on a good show in the dining hall, claiming that she wasn’t feeling good at all

Joe’s bedroom; 1:15 amJoe was pulled out of his sleep by his mobile phone ringing.At first he didn’t really know it was his phone, of course. He was sound asleep and dreaming about being in the flat he had lived in with Liz. He was sleeping on the sofa and from the bedroom he could hear the alarm

In one of the last paragraphs Harry said:Ideally one or two of our export staff from Innsbruck would relocate to London for a two-year period and help build up the export department there. We’re going to be hiring at least two additional people, maybe three, depending.Glaring at these words, Joe fe

“Dammit!” D slammed the phone on the sofa beside her and briefly closed her eyes.Her pulse was racing and the already familiar “Hi, you’ve reached Joe Reilley…” was still ringing in her ear.This time the call had not gone straight to voice mail. There had been three rings at first and only then hi