** spoiler alert ** This book had me worried right up until the very end. Paul accidentally kills a man in the woods on his way home one evening. The guy had it coming, though. He was viciously abusing a dog. (Yes, I realize that's not enough of a reason to kill someone). I cringed when I read those passages--it was so graphic.

Paul never gets over the fact that he's done something so horrible. It eats at him. Kate, his partner, is so in love with him and so desperate to keep the bit of happiness she has with him that she becomes an accomplice after the fact.

As the story unfolds, you experience the viewpoints of a number of the book's characters: the police investigating the murder, Kate and her success as a writer/radio personality, the landlord of the victim. All the while, wondering if Paul will get away with it because he's really not a bad person.

The end draws near, and I think, Yes, he got away with it, and they'll move overseas and leave their problems behind. As a romance writer, I wanted these two to have a happy ending, even though I knew Paul should have gone to the police from the beginning and explained what happened. A happy ending was not to be. Spencer ripped the rug from under me at the last minute, and my heart plummeted when the police arrived.

There were times I felt the book slowed too much for my taste. If you're looking for constant excitement, it's not a book for you. However, overall, I felt it was a good read. Spencer has a beautiful way with words that draws you in and creates vivid pictures in your mind. I enjoyed the book so much I picked up the one published before it, A Ship Made of Paper. I can't wait to see what he does in this one.