Can you imagine your brother being accused of sleeping with and then murdering your first love? Will Klein is still trying to come to terms with what happened 11 years ago. His brother was accused of this horrific crime and then goes on the run. Many members of the family believe Ken died the night of the attack because a lot his blood was found at the scene of the crime. The family is just trying to move on with their lives when Will's mother makes a shocking statement on her deathbed. She tells Will his brother is still alive. Will goes on a dangerous hunt for answers.
The chapters in the book are written by different locations so the reader gains a little piece of the puzzle at a time. At times this seemed confusing and hard to follow. Even as I am trying to reflect on the book I am having a hard time with where to begin.
Will was very much in love with a woman he thought was named Shelia. One day Shelia disappears. Will later finds out that she has been killed and that she had dated his brother. Will begins to question their whole relationship. Was it all just a sham? When Will attends the funeral he discovers this Shelia is not the woman he was in a relationship with. So why was she using her name?
Ken had gotten involved in some pretty bad stuff before he disappeared. Two men he grew up with (McGuane and the Ghost) were like mobsters. McGuane was very successful and the Ghost was a hit man used around the world. It was believed that Ken had come home to hide from the two.
Will joins forces with his murdered ex-girlfriend's younger sister, Katy. They wanted to find out what really happened to Julie. In the process they are both almost killed by the Ghost. I will admit this story had me confused but I thought Ken was innocent.
In the end....Will's girlfriend Shelia and switched identities with another woman to avoid her abusive husband but when people started looking for the real Shelia she had to go into hiding. You are lead to believe that the Ghost was the real killer but in the end he ending up being the bad guy who does the right thing. Ken did kill Julie and this was an even bigger blow because she was pregnant with Will's baby but he did not know it at the time (the Ghost tells him at the end of the book). In the end Ken's story did not hold up and Will realized he was lying. Ken does not run this time and is captured by the police. The Ghost turns in information about McGuane to have him charged with murder and it does not say it but he insinuates that he killed Shelia's abusive ex-husband so they won't have to look over their shoulders. In the end we find out that the Ghost truly loved Julie and wanted her daughter to be able to have a safe and happy life. He may have killed a few people to make this happen. Like I said, he was a bad guy trying to do the right thing....even if his methods were wrong.
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