In this, the second volume in the series, the lyrics to fifteen songs are included. In every sense, they adhere to the themes promised by the collection’s title. It should be stressed that these are song lyrics, which is made clear in the constant changes and bridges that abound. The opening work in the collection challenges the reader to find the very word that connects the long string of rhyming assertions that follow, as for example: “Its hem, if it’s high, makes its bottom bold …” There are images of pagan rites, and contemplation of the mystery women possess. Manhattan is celebrated in a witty, foot-stomping work that looks at New York from a myriad of perspectives. The madness shines through a lunatic obsessed with evil men from the past, and through a take on the obsessive attention by a nymphomaniac. Utter, sensory fear will give you goosebumps. Lost hope takes the shape of an omniscient serpent. A self-congratulatory stallion talks down to the losers in their workhorse shoes. The tongue-in-cheek hallmark of the author is not missing. In a highly original approach, he has taken on the challenge of writing about a thief’s escapades using cockney rhyming slang. And there’s another thief present, too, this one your best friend until the moment has come to the settling of accounts. Make no doubts about it, the riddles and the madness on these thought-provoking pages will delight you – unless they drive you crazy first.