The gripping plot combined with an array of colorful secondary characters keep this book moving rapidly along. Further developments bring the police to Beck’s door, since Beck had originally been the prime suspect in Elizabeth’s death despite the lack of any evidence pointing to his guilt. Beck, having never gotten over the loss of his wife, has poured himself into his work.Īnd then Beck receives an e-mail that suggests Elizabeth might be alive. KillRoy, later convicted of another murder, is now on Death Row. Her body, found a few days later, carried the signature marking of a serial killer known as KillRoy. Elizabeth, we soon learn, was killed that night by the lake. Beck is now a pediatrician in an inner-city health clinic. The last thing he remembers as he’s passing out is Elizabeth’s screams.įast forward eight years. Once they arrive in the woods, David is knocked on the head. The book opens with David Beck and his young wife making their annual pilgrimage to David’s family’s secluded lake property to carve a notch on a special tree on the anniversary of their first kiss. “Don’t start this book at bedtime,” several people told me. This review gives away plot details that may spoil the reading experience for you.
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