How do Jack’s and Anna’s professions contribute to one of the greater themes of the novel? How does Feeney use or subvert values or conventions associated with journalism and police work?

What role does physical evidence play in the novel? How are objects made to lie or used to reveal a hidden truth?

The mother-daughter relationships in the Andrews family are central to the novel. Examine the text’s other examples of this relationship as a point of similarity or contrast. You might consider Helen’s mother, Zoe’s daughter, or Cat’s children.