Grace Lawson visits a local pharmacy to pick up a stack of developed photographs, only to discover an old, out-of-place picture among her family’s recent vacation shots. The image shows five people, including a man who looks exactly like her husband, Jack, but younger. When Grace confronts Jack, he denies any knowledge of the photo and promptly disappears in their minivan, leaving her alone with their two children. As Grace searches for him, she uncovers connections to a deadly stampede at a rock concert eighteen years prior and encounters a professional assassin named Wu who is working to keep past secrets buried.
Readers who enjoy intricate puzzles and fast-paced domestic mysteries will find this narrative fits their interests. It serves those interested in how past identities can collide with a stable present life. The audience gains a perspective on the fragility of suburban security and the technicalities of forensic investigation and surveillance. By the final chapter, the reader understands the specific chain of events that led a group of teenagers to commit a crime and the lengths one man went to in order to protect his family from the repercussions.
Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Escapist Adventurer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
