I have to concur with Judy. The 1st half of the book showed great promise, but I found the ending to be rather abrupt and truly lacking. Far too many questions were left unanswered and the book had a dismal ending. Like everyone, my time is precious; so to invest one's time in reading a noveI there comes an anticipation of being satisfied and well pleased with the ending. I finished this book feeling cheated and even a little bit angry; angry that my investment of time had resulted in such a dreadful ending. A real disappointment to say the least. It's doubtful I will ever read any other works by this author. Sorry David.