Finally: an original psychological thriller! Professor Chesney is a blind psychologist specialising in trauma. When Chesney is first asked to interview Huey Dunstan in his cell, the accused openly confesses to the motiveless murder of an innocent man and apologies for all the trouble he’s caused. Yet Chesney listens to his sixth sense (heightened perhaps due to his blindness) and is not satisfied, sensing there is more to the case than first appears.

Why does Huey seem determined to incriminate himself? What follows is Chesney’s account of the case. The reader follows his thoughts and reflections as he pieces together clues from Huey’s past and the psychological mystery is gradually untangled. The novel is beautifully written, with great insight into life in the shoes of a blind man. Within the setting of the courtroom, McNeish steers us away from the strict ideas of guilt versus innocence, to issues of justice and humanity. A highly recommended read.