There is a house, notable for its lack of any interesting feature, that serves as home to four tenants. The last of these leads the reader down corridors of mystery and wonder. There's something about that place that makes him feel all is not well with his fellow housemates, none of whom he has ever seen. Pressure is put on him to find out more and his curiosity takes him down a path on which, once started, there is no turning back.

For what could be decades, he has known nothing but a windowless room, a locked door, and the man who keeps him there. Hope died a long time ago. Until the day a single maple leaf slipped through a small hole in the wall - reminding him that escape might be possible. After years of isolation, abuse, and the slow collapse of his mind, he must find the strength to challenge the walls around him - and the ones inside himself. This is a story about survival, the passage of time, and the quiet, unstoppable force of human will. Completed novel - 45,000 words.

A classic 1940's style mystery... "Secretary Murders Widowed Mistress in Adelaide Love Nest!" Vivian Sherlock glanced from the screaming headline on her daily newspaper to the pale young man sitting on the other side of her desk. "Nigel is innocent!" insisted the young man.