A psychological murder mystery spanning 60 years tracing the life of Robin Farnham, a retired publisher who attempts suicide following the diagnosis of Alzheimers but awakes to be told he is suspected of murder. He is placed on a new drug trial and the enigmatic psychiatrist, Peter Lakmaker encourages Robin to write in detail about his early life. We learn of his first teenage romance, a history of gambling, the break up of his first marriage and the disastrous failure of his first business. We also learn of his connection with two further murders.In parallel, we follow the life of Jane, whose abused childhood and complicated sex life eventually leads her to Robin, the culmination of which is the arrival of the mysterious Krait and a climax that is gripping, disturbingly believable but at the same time, comforting.Issues concerning the impact of outdated morality, childhood abuse, psychological disturbance and the concepts of periodicity and eternal return are cleverly interwoven into two lives destined to come together from the outset.