The story begins with a catastrophic, unexplainable plane crash. Three hundred and thirty dead, no survivors. Among the victims, the wife and two young daughters of Los Angeles Post crime reporter Joe Carpenter. A year later, still gripped by an almost paralyzing grief, unable to work, unable to imagine any relief but his own death, Joe encounters a woman named Rose. She claims to have survived the crash, and holds out a tantalizing possibility: a secret that will bring Joe peace of mind. But before he can ask any questions, she slips away. Driven now by rage (have the authorities withheld information from the families of the victims?) and a hope almost as unbearable as his grief (if there really was one survivor, could there have been others?), Joe sets out to find the woman: "The resolution of this mystery was his mission, his purpose, and perhaps an unknowable redemption." But his search immediately leads him into the path of a powerful and shadowy organization hell-bent on stopping Rose before she can reveal what she knows about the crash. And Joe's connection to her - the nature of which he comes to understand only by inches - makes him part of the quarry. The novel unfolds at a heart-stopping pace as a desperate chase and a shattering emotional odyssey lead Joe to a truth that will force him to reassess everything he thought he knew about life and death - a truth that, given the chance, will rock the world and redefine the destiny of humanity.
The most compelling novel to date from the #1 bestselling author of Intensity. Among the 200 victims of a catastrophic plane crash are crime reporter Joe Carpenter's wife and two children. Joe is told that there were no survivors. But, a year later, Joe learns of a secret survivor. Still suffering from unbearable grief--and now rage--Joe sets out to discover the truth, and becomes the target of shadowy and powerful adversaries. LG Main Selection. 320 pp. Drive-time satellite tour. Media ads. Website promo. 600,000 print. (Psychological Suspense)
ISBN 10: 0345533445
ISBN 13: 9780345533449
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Publication: 7/31/2012
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