by Harlan Coben
First published 2005
Dr. David Beck cannot escape the night eight years ago when his wife Elizabeth was murdered beside a moonlit lake. Her screams still echo in his memory. Everyone urges him to move forward, but Beck remains trapped by his loss. Then a mysterious message appears on his computer screen. The phrase is one that only he and Elizabeth shared. Someone claims she might still be alive. Beck receives a warning to stay silent about the message. He obeys, but starts his own desperate search for answers. He flees from friends and family, chasing clues from an unknown sender who dangles the possibility of reunion. Yet Beck has become a target himself. Dangerous forces are tracking his every move. He races toward a buried secret that someone will kill to protect. Beck must choose between safety and the slim chance that the woman he lost might somehow return to him.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: second-chance, unreliable-narrator
320 pages · Paperback · Orion Publishing