Who is Bobby Clinch? Why does the novel begin with him? What is he doing the day he dies? What is wrong with the autopsy of Bobby's body? How would the story be different if someone else had done the autopsy? How does Bobby Clinch's death affect Decker and the case he is working on? Why was Bobby Clinch killed?

Discuss R.J. Decker. Who is he? Why did he quit working as a photographer for fashion magazines? Why did he go to work for the newspaper? Why did he quit that job? What does Decker mean when he said he could only look at the world through the lens of his camera? Why is that a problem? Why does Decker become a private detective? How does this situation make him the perfect man for Gault to set up for murder?

Discuss Skink. Who...