In this psychological thriller, detective writer Frank Cairnes, is about to embark on a murder of his own, determined to track down the motorist who killed his son. Only Nigel Strangeways and the redoubtable Georgia can penetrate the mystery and separate fact from fiction. Nicholas Blake was the pseudonym of Cecil Day Lewis (1904-72) who became Poet Laureate. He wrote over 20 detective novels, including "The Smiler with the Knife".