Nigel, the therapist from 'The Gardener' novel has moved to Brighton in Sussex, and set up a new practice. In this book we sit alongside Nigel as he meets some new and interesting clients. We also catch up with the life of Tony who featured in the previous novel. He has moved in with his partner and young child and works as a security guard but dreams of becoming a police officer. Will things go well for them and their new beginning? A young employee of American Express returns home to find that her flat has been broken in to. Detective Rhea is assigned to the case. As the narrative of the novel unfolds and the lives of the characters inter-link, the pieces of a puzzle gradually begin to fit together. Danger, love, shame, rejection, physical and mental hurt all feature in the novel. We discover that the choices that they make bring them face to face with the best and the worst of themselves. Understanding and forgiveness are hard to find. Join with the therapist in finding empathy with the characters that you meet in the novel. Follow the criminal investigation of an eccentric detective. Discover the insight and excitement that this brings. In this novel there is also the added bonus of joining Nigel as he reads the final chapters of 'The Gardener', by Jonathan Hope the author whose book was featured in the previous novel by Ivan Arthur of the same name.