content: Ellis can usually be counted on to write a riveting thriller with plenty of unique twists. This is a thriller with one unique twist: the chapters are written backwards.It's possible that Ellis first completed this novel in regular format and then inverted the order of the chapters in order to give the book a gimmick. If so, I hope it never happens again. The story itself is convoluted due to the chronololgy being mixed-up, and the twists seem to be a deus-ex-machina.It would have helped Ellis if he'd done more to make us like the characters, but he didn't.This is the first of his books I won't be giving to my friends to read. I'll give it to people I don't like.