Aaron Alexander has just been released from
jail after serving eleven years for causing the death of Joshua Moore in a
hit-and-run. Now a free man, all he wants to do is stay on the straight and
narrow and leave his troubled past behind him.
But for Joshua’s mother Evelyn, eleven years in
jail isn’t nearly enough. Consumed by grief and rage, she has been waiting for
Aaron’s release, counting down the days until she can exact the revenge he
deserves. And now that time has come.
However, as Evelyn and her husband Tobias embark
on a road trip to track Aaron down, they soon find themselves caught on two
different sides of a gripping game of cat-and-mouse. Because Tobias knows what
Evelyn is planning, and he will do anything to save her from herself. Even if
it means protecting the man who killed their son.
Locked in a collision course set in motion
eleven years ago, Aaron, Evelyn and Tobias are about to find out whether the
road they have chosen leads to retribution . . . or redemption.
Review:
Aaron has just been released form prison after serving 11 years for a
hit and run incident that killed a boy named Joshua Moore. 11 years that Evelyn
Moore, Joshua’s mother, spent planning his murder and 11 years that Tobias Moore,
Joshua’s father, spent looking for the wife he loved in the woman he lives with,
never losing hope.
Aaron just wants to stay of the radar and get on with his life, he is clean
of drugs, has a job and flat above a shop and a rekindled relationship from the
past. But with Evelyn determined and ready to strike, he has no hope of a quiet
life.
Tobias knows that if Evelyn gets her wish and kills Aaron, he will lose
his wife forever. As Evelyn sets off to finally serve her justice and leaving destruction
in her path, Tobias sets off to stop her and help the one man, he never wanted
to meet.
This is a proper cat and mouse book. Aaron and Tobias are very likable
characters and I really enjoyed the relationship they create out of desperation
and fear. Tobias is a kind man, that sees when a person never had a chance of
normal life and where innocence still exists. Evelyn on the other hand is
awful, unlikable and to me unrealistic. It was all too much – all the things
she did to other, to herself and still carried on – I just felt it was too far-fetched.
I liked the writing style, the pace of the story, the surroundings and I
would happily read another book by this author. It was a proper, grown-up story
of grief and revenge.
Thank you to TBConFB and the author for access to this book.
Rating: 4/5
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