George Foss never thought he'd see her again, but on a late-August night in Boston, there she is, in his local bar, Jack's Tavern.
When George first met her, she was an eighteen-year-old college freshman from Sweetgum, Florida. She and George became inseparable in their first fall semester, so George was devastated when he got the news that she had committed suicide over Christmas break. But, as he stood in the living room of the girl's grieving parents, he realized the girl in the photo on their mantelpiece - the one who had committed suicide - was not his girlfriend. Later, he discovered the true identity of the girl he had loved - and of the things she may have done to escape her past.
Now, twenty years later, she's back, and she's telling George that he's the only one who can help her...
George Foss thought Liana Dexter was dead. She shows up at the bar and asks him to help her. He does help her and everything turns crazy. This is a psychological thriller that is a haunting debut. It is full of twists that make you want to read to the end. This is my 2nd Swanson book but won't be my last. Great book!
When George first met her, she was an eighteen-year-old college freshman from Sweetgum, Florida. She and George became inseparable in their first fall semester, so George was devastated when he got the news that she had committed suicide over Christmas break. But, as he stood in the living room of the girl's grieving parents, he realized the girl in the photo on their mantelpiece - the one who had committed suicide - was not his girlfriend. Later, he discovered the true identity of the girl he had loved - and of the things she may have done to escape her past.
Now, twenty years later, she's back, and she's telling George that he's the only one who can help her...
George Foss thought Liana Dexter was dead. She shows up at the bar and asks him to help her. He does help her and everything turns crazy. This is a psychological thriller that is a haunting debut. It is full of twists that make you want to read to the end. This is my 2nd Swanson book but won't be my last. Great book!
I can't remember when I have felt quite so furious -- and quite so conned. Please, learn from me, if you are having any doubts, and think you might just read on: those are hours of your life that you aren't going to get back.
I was under no illusion that this was a heart-breaking work of staggering genius -- but it was creeping up toward 2, maybe even 3-stars, as it kept me turning the pages, and I stuck with it, hoping to see if the narrator suddenly got any less stupid, or (miracle of miracles) the author pulled a fast one, and something happened that I did not see coming a mile off. He (the narrator) did not. He (the author) did not. And then, yes, there was the ending, and I am just so very, very VERY annoyed. Can you tell?
I was under no illusion that this was a heart-breaking work of staggering genius -- but it was creeping up toward 2, maybe even 3-stars, as it kept me turning the pages, and I stuck with it, hoping to see if the narrator suddenly got any less stupid, or (miracle of miracles) the author pulled a fast one, and something happened that I did not see coming a mile off. He (the narrator) did not. He (the author) did not. And then, yes, there was the ending, and I am just so very, very VERY annoyed. Can you tell?
