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1. What is the meaning of phrase ‘Blood Money’ in Veronica’s reply email?

In Veronica's reply the blood money phrase refers that the money that Tony had received from Sarah Ford is given after someone's death and the death is related with the person who is giving money. Because of relationship between Sarah Ford and Adrian Sarah becomes pregnant and Adrian commits suicide. So money given to Tony by Sarah, Veronica calls blood money.

2. How do you decipher the equation: b = s – v x/+ a1 or a2 + v + a1 X s = b?

In the first equation Tony is missing. It says that Tony have played no role in born of baby. Second equation says that Tony and Veronica was in relationship. Then Adrian came in and who come into contact with Sarah and by that relationship baby is born.

3. Adrian’s diary is willed to Tony by Sarah Ford. Why did Sarah Ford own it? Why was it in the possession of Veronica?

Through Tony's letter Adrian comes into contact with Sarah Ford, mother of Veronica whom Adrian wanted to propose. But Adrian builds relationship with her mother Sarah instead. So after death of Adrian Sarah gets diary. And after death of her, her daughter Veronica gets the diary.

4. Was the mentally retarded middle aged ‘Adrian’, Tony’s friend who did not commit suicide and was suffering from trauma and thus gone mad, and was living with hidden identity?

No, he is not Tony's friend Adrian. Before committing suicide he writes philosophical letter. Even if he knew he is going to be mad, the letter of suicide seems inappropriate. Veronica's phrase blood money also suggests death of Adrian.

5. How was Veronica related to Adrian, the one suffering in care-in-the-community?

As mental Adrian is son of Sarah Ford Veronica is sister of him. So they are brother and sister in relation.

6. Do you see any missing block – some dot which is not getting connected with the whole or dot missing to get full sense of the novel - in the plot of this psychological thriller?

There is no clear reference of why Adrian committed suicide? It is also not clear who the mental Adrian really is? Or advise son he is?

7. Do you see any possible reason in the suicide of Adrian Finn?

The possible reason of Adrian's suicide is same as Robson. Knowing that he has pregnant the girl. Robson has still choice to marry the girl of his age but in Adrian's case it was awkward. He makes relation with Veronica's mother. And if Tony and Veronica come to know about this then it would be unbearable for Adrian and so when he knows Sarah is pregnant he commits suicide. That is the only possible reason of Adrian's suicide.

8. In the light of new revelations, how do you read character of Veronica? Instinctive, manipulative, calculating, stubborn, haughty, sacrificial, trustworthy, good Samaritan?

In the end of the novel Veronica's character's new aspects come out. She has not married and takes care of his mentally ill brother. She don't give diary to Tony for his good. In the end Tony apologises for his letter and what he had written about her. So there are some good aspects of Veronica's nature who seemed arrogant throughout the novel.

9. What do you mean by Unreliable Narrator? Is Tony Webster classifiable as Unreliable Narrator?

Tony Webster writes this story in his old age. It is his memory. In the second part he himself looks events in different way. There is possibilities that the memory is not correct totally.

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