Do you believe Mickey strangled Nikki as he claims? Why or why not?

Discuss Michelle's motivations for making a date with Sabbath. Do you agree with the narrator's point of view, or did she have some other motivation for her actions?

In the novel, Sabbath cannot tell if Kathy Goolsbee betrayed him intentionally, or if it was an accident as she claimed. What do you think?

Imagine you are Mickey Sabbath. From his perspective, discuss how Kathy Goolsbee and Christa both betrayed him.

Why do you suppose Sabbath is jealous of Drenka's male lovers, but not her female lovers?

At the end of the book, Sabbath is alone but alive in the woods. Where do you imagine he will go next?

Do you think Sabbath truly enjoys being the neighborhood scandal? Why or why not?