"'Hyland aims straight for the truth and heart.' HILARY MANTEL 'A tour de force.' HELEN GARNER 'Patrick, an ordinary, decent young man in a boarding house, does an extraordinary thing he can't explain: he kills another man. Very simply told, his life gets right under your skin, while the clever narration invites sympathy for people you'd probably avoid in the world outside. Compelling.' THE OBSERVER"