Review: Another winner!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 22, 2013
Dan Barker's life is slowly descending into chaos as more and more people move into his tiny flat. Eventually every available space is taken and tempers begin to rise. The only way to escape the tension is to climb up onto the roof.  Odd as this scenario is, it becomes even more peculiar when you realise that Dan's relationship with the outside world is very strange indeed. What is really going on?Once again Chris Ward has hooked me with his exploration of the weird. One by one we learn about the other inhabitants of the flat. Their personalities range from sweet to warm and outgoing to downright psychopathic. As the story progresses there is a rising feeling of paranoia. Something somewhere is going to give.I would agree with previous reviewers that the reader begins to understand what is happening fairly early on in the story, but this does not detract from the enjoyment.Chris Ward is always a delight to read. He is a writer of consummate skill and I would read him for the beauty of his prose alone, but I am also fascinated by his plots. He consistently writes outside the square and even when you think you understand where a story is going you can never be completely sure.Another winner!