All that Martock loved had been taken away from him, and he now stood at the Edge of Madness - a local haunt for those wishing to shake off their mortal coils. The voice from behind him halted his step at just the right moment. Donald Key was a quiet type. Living his life in a tranquil village was just the kind of cover he needed. Don Key was a career criminal bent on acquiring from others better off than himself. The Hollow was to prove a crushing blow. The fishing tackle shop was not the place that Tony Bishop had imagined he'd spend the rest of his life running. The business was making money it had to be said, but he'd always wanted to do something else. The old man coming into the shop was about to turn his life upside down. 'Humble Pie' was what you ate after making hash of things, wasn't it? For Charlotte Parry and her husband, Steve, it was to be the answer to an age-old mystery. All happy endings don't always happen to the living.