Toby Flood's acting career is not going well (an understatement as the play he's in is near closing down) and he's still hung up on his estranged wife, who's planning to remarry as soon as their divorce is final. When the play he's in comes to her town and Jenny calls asking to see him, a slim sliver of hope is born. But all she wants is for Toby to check into a man who's been watching her retail store and giving her the creeps.

Thinking it will just be a matter of telling the man to go away, Toby does as Jenny asks, hoping for more time to convince her that their marriage can still work. Instead, he's drawn into a set of events that make conspiracy theorists look like preschoolers plotting a storybook. As Toby is drawn into the life of the man hanging outside his wife's shop, Denis, he can't figure out who the good guys are. Maybe there aren't any, and he's certainly not sure what place Denis holds in the scheme of things.

The convoluted plot of PLAY TO THE END will keep you engrossed, your mind weaving and twisting trying to determine which plot line will play out to give a clue to the ending. It's a very character-driven book, inhabited by people with foibles and frustrations that make them entertaining and endearing. A very enjoyable read!