Overview
A college professor is offered a chance at redemption—if he can figure out the right thing to do in this thoughtful psychological thriller from the author of The Surrogate.
Sociology professor Matthew Larkin is barely holding on. After the death of his toddler son, his wife divorced him, his teenage daughter abandoned him, and he lost a job he loved. Landing a rare tenure track position at a small college in southern Minnesota, he’s trying to cope with the disaster his life has become.
While driving down an empty highway in the middle of nowhere one gloomy Sunday evening, Matthew gets caught in a hailstorm. Pulling off the road to find shelter, he spies a disturbing sight. Caught in the car’s headlights is a child curled up beneath a plastic tarp. The boy is alive but unconscious, soaked to the bone and possibly hypothermic. Knowing an ambulance would take too long to reach them, Matthew impulsively puts the boy in his car, intending to get medical help.
On the way, the boy awakens and becomes agitated, begging Matthew not to take him to a hospital or to call the police. Matthew sympathizes with the panicked boy, who looks to be the same age his son would have been. Overcome by longing, grief, and a need to make sense of everything that’s happened to him, Matthew makes a dangerous choice—risking everything for a chance to face his past, move on from the pain, and forgive both his family and himself.
Review
Well, this book was not exactly what I expected. I almost didn’t read it because I hate when a good deed gets punished and I thought that is what this book was about! Boy…was I wrong!
What would you do if you found a young boy under a tarp? This happened to Professor Matthew Larkin. Matthew puts this boy into his car with the intention of taking him to the hospital. But when the boy wakes up…things are not as they seem.
There are quite a few moving parts to this novel and several different narrators. But the author does a pretty good job weaving this tale together. But all of the plot lines do not come together until the end. So, as the reader, you are wondering where this story is going. But let me tell you…it is worth the wait.
I loved the intensity, the family drama and the characters. Just trust the author will get you there. It is a different read!
Need a tale which is engaging and will make you think about your next good deed…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today.
I received this novel for a honest review.
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