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Megan is a suburban soccer mom who, once upon a time, walked on the wild side. Now she’s got two kids, a perfect husband, a picket fence, and a growing sense of dissatisfaction. Ray used to be a talented documentary photographer, but at the age of 40 he finds himself in a dead-end job posing as a paparazzo, pandering to celebrity-obsessed rich kids. Broome is a detective who can’t let go of a cold case—a local husband and father who disappeared 17 years ago—and spends the anniversary every year visiting a house frozen in time, the missing man’s family still waiting, his slippers left by the recliner as if he might show up at any moment to step into them.

Three people living lives they never wanted, hiding secrets that even those closest to them would never suspect, will find that the past never truly fades away. Even as the terrible consequences of long-ago events crash together in the present and threaten to ruin lives, they will come to the startling realization that they may not want to forget the past at all. And as each confronts the dark side of the American dream—the boredom of a nice suburban life, the excitement of temptation, the desperation and hunger that can lurk behind even the prettiest façades—they will discover the hard truth that the line between one kind of life and another can be as whisper-thin as a heartbeat.

Master of domestic suspense Harlan Coben delivers his trademark combination of pause-resistant thrills and unrivaled insight into the dark shadows that creep into even the happiest communities.

©2012 Harlan Coben (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Started a tad slow.....

Liked mystery of 17 year reappearance of Megan who decided she could not continue her life of lies and wanted to find truth. Great ending!

VIRTUAL VOICE

This is not about this book. I just went through PLUS Catalog and saw VIRTUAL VOICE instead of a narrator. Wha the hell???

I have been a long time customer and loyal to the great narrators as well as writers. If this is taking their voices away, so is my Audible subscription.

Love This Book The Narrator is Amazing

I love Harlan's books and he did not disappoint with this one. Scott Brick does an amazing job narrating the book

Good storyteller makes up for fair story.

The hypnotic voice of Scott Brick carries you through a less than credible thriller by author Harlan Coban. Easy enough to listen to but fails to pull you in with either a realistic, tightly woven yarn or compelling, fully developed characters. i listened to the whole book but finished feeling like I had not really spent the time as well as I could have. Just okay.

Overall Entertaining

In reading other reviews many readers/listeners stated this book wasn’t up to the author usual standards. I found the story entertaining and enjoyed listening to this book