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Gideon Crew’s life is shattered at age twelve when he watches his father’s brutal murder. More than twenty years later, he returns to the scene to exact vengeance, hoping she’s memory will scar him as well. Yet a clandestine witness emerges, demanding the truth and presenting Gideon with a perilous bargain or a chance to rewrite her own fate. In this tense thriller, revenge clashes with justice, and the past refuses to stay buried.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Thriller/Psychological Thriller
Authors: Douglas Preston
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