by Harlan Coben
First published 2023
David Burroughs sits in maximum security prison, convicted of murdering his three-year-old son Matthew. Five years ago, David woke to find Matthew dead in their home while David slept down the hall. The courts blamed David. His wife Cheryl divorced him. David accepted his fate, crushed by grief and guilt. Then Cheryl's sister Rachel visits with a photograph. In the background lurks a boy who looks exactly like Matthew. David knows his son lives. He plans a desperate prison break to find Matthew and learn what really happened that night. The FBI hunts David as he races to uncover the truth. David must stay free long enough to save his son and prove his innocence. Every hour brings him closer to Matthew but deeper into danger. This father will risk everything to reclaim the child the world believes is dead.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: race-against-time, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Maximum Security Prison
Period: Five Years Ago
329 pages · Hardcover · Grand Central Publishing
Content warnings: child-death