9 oz.; 388 pages; PB Unread/unmarked as new w/slight shelf wear. More details/pics upon request. British author Richard Mason was a 19-year-old student at Oxford University when this, his debut novel, was first published. This story of passion, betrayal, and murder begins with a confession from the protagonist, 70-year-old James Farrell. It appears he has just killed his wife. As James reveals the details surrounding his wife's death, he offers a dark tale of the events leading up to her unfortunate demise, beginning with his tumultuous affair with her cousin, an American heiress, in the early 1990s when he was but a struggling young violinist.