Reading progress update: I've read 85%.
This is even more nuts than The Cry of the Owl.
Completely off the chart loopy.
Oh, and lots of alcohol, insanity, and a house with no immediate neighbours are not a good mix for any of the characters - it makes for, not fun exactly, but gripping reading, tho.
Can't wait to finish this tonight. Will have to finish this tonight because I really want to know how it all ends. Not well, I predict.