Part of Alan Gregory, book 16
First published 2008
Alan Gregory has his hands full. The Colorado psychologist is adjusting to life with his newly adopted son while working to strengthen his troubled marriage. Then Merideth shows up at his door. His ex-wife needs help that only he can provide, she claims. Her request pulls Alan into a years-old mystery centered on a Grand Canyon camping trip. During that excursion, Merideth's fiancé and five friends witnessed something that changed their lives forever. A young woman disappeared without explanation from the canyon floor. Now Merideth's surrogate has also gone missing. Alan teams up with detective Sam Purdy to find the connection between these two vanishing acts. Their search takes them from New York City to Los Angeles and deep into the Grand Canyon itself. Someone wants certain secrets to stay buried. As Alan digs deeper, he discovers layers of deception that put him in the crosshairs of dangerous enemies. Time is running out, and the stakes keep rising.
Genres: suspense, mystery, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: dark, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Colorado, Grand Canyon, New York City, Los Angeles
Period: Contemporary
397 pages · Hardcover · Dutton Adult
Content warnings: violence