Kenny Drummond,
diagnosed with late stage brain cancer, wants to make amends to the
people he thinks he's hurt before he dies. One of these people is
Callie Barton. He hasn't seen her since grade school where she helped
him deal with the loss of his mother and his father's manic
depressive episodes.
The problem is that
he can't find Callie. She appears to have vanished. There is a strong
suspicion that she was murdered by her husband, Jonathan. Having
discovered the murder theory, Kenny is on a crusade. He breaks into
Jonathan's home and from there he's on a campaign to find what
happened to her.
In the opening
chapters, Kenny seems like a nice, rather ineffectual man. However,
when he decides to go after Callie's murderer, he changes completely.
I found this change hard to take. I understand that the brain tumor
could have made him behave differently from his normal personality,
but the violence involved in the change seems out of proportion.
The story is told
with spare language and a fast pace. It
reads more like a
movie than a novel. However, it has the effect of keeping you
reading. If you like fast paced novels, this will suit you. I found
the story very hard to get involved with, aside from the pace of the
action. Kenny's obsession with Callie seems out of proportion as does
his response.
I recommend this
book if you like fast paces thrillers.
I reviewed this book
for Net Galley.
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