One of the Boston Globe's Best Crime Novels of the Year! One of Suspense Magazine's Best Books of 2013!
Since private investigator Cal Weaver€s teenage son died in a tragic accident, Cal and his wife have drifted apart. Cal is mired in a grief he can€t move past. And maybe his grief has clouded his judgment.
Driving home one night, a rain-drenched girl taps on his car window and asks for a ride. He knows a grown man picking up a teenage hitchhiker is foolish€"but he lets her in. Cal soon senses that something€s not right with the girl or the situation. But it€s too late. He€s already involved.
Drawn into a nightmare of secrets, lies, and cover-ups in his small, upstate New York town, Cal knows that the only thing that can save him is the truth. And he€s about to expose the town€s secrets one by one€"if he lives long enough.