In this stunningly twisty thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben, a secret from former Detective Sami Kierce's college days comes back to haunt him. His memory is clear, but all these years later, the facts donât add upâĶwhich is something he cannot ignore.
Sami Kierce, a young college grad backpacking in Spain with friends, wakes up one morning, covered in blood. Thereâs a knife in his hand. Beside him, the body of his girlfriend. Anna. Dead. He doesnât know what happened. His screams drown out his thoughtsâand then he runs.
Twenty-two years later, Kierce, now a private investigator, is a new father whoâs working off his debts by doing low level surveillance jobs and teaching wannabe sleuths at a night school in New York City. One evening, he recognizes a familiar face at the back of the classroom. Anna. Itâs unmistakably her. As soon as Kierce makes eye contact with her, she bolts. For Kierce there is no choice. He knows he must find this woman and solve the impossible mystery that has haunted his every waking moment since that terrible day.
His investigation will bring him face-to-face with his pastâand prove, after all this time, heâs nobodyâs fool.