Bryan Reardon

A heart-wrenching yet ultimately uplifting story of psychological suspense in which a parent is forced to confront what he does—and does not—know about his teenage son, in the vein of Reconstructing Amelia, Defending Jacob, and We Need to Talk about Kevin. While his successful wife goes off to her law office each day, Simon Connolly takes care of their kids, Jake and Laney. Now that they are in high school, the angst-ridden father should feel more relaxed, but he doesn’t. He’s seen the statistics, read the headlines. And now, his darkest fear is coming true. There has been a shooting at school. Simon races to the rendezvous point, where he’s forced to wait. Do they know who did it? How many victims were there? Why did this happen? One by one, parents are led out of the room to reunite with their children. Their numbers dwindle, until Simon is alone. As his worst nightmare unfolds, and Jake is the only child missing, Simon begins to obsess over the past, searching for answers, for hope, for the memory of the boy he raised, for mistakes he must have made, for the reason everything came to this. Where is Jake? What happened in those final moments? Is it possible he doesn’t really know his son? Or he knows him better than he thought? Brilliantly paced, Finding Jake explores these questions in a tense and emotionally wrenching narrative. Harrowing and heartbreaking, surprisingly healing and redemptive, it is a story of faith and conviction, strength, courage, and love that will leave readers questioning their own lives, and those they think they know.

A Novel

Finding Jake

In New York Times bestselling author Bryan Reardon's captivating thriller, a dejected filmmaker lets his curiosity get the best of him and plunges into a web of depravity and danger from which there might be no escape. Theo Snyder is at the end of his rope. One minute he was on top of the world, his documentary film The Basement a massive critical and commercial hit, the next crestfallen when his latest film was canceled after an embarrassingly public misstep. As his desperation grows, he makes a bold decision: to pursue the story of the notorious "Halo Killer," Jasper Ross-Johnson. But delving into the life and mind of a serial killer could prove more deadly than Theo ever could have imagined. At first, things are looking up. Jasper is willing to talk, the footage of the jailhouse meetings is spectacular, and famed investigator Zora Neale Monroe joins him on the project. Theo is sure he's getting close to something no one else has discovered: the truth about why Jasper was captured before he could kill his final victim. Someone else was on the beach that day, someone who knows a lot more than they're telling and just might know how it all happened. The truth could lead to more killing--unless Theo can uncover the real ending to the story of the Halo Killer first.

Let Her Lie

"Liam Brennan teeters on the edge. Early one morning, he snaps, kidnapping a young woman who works for Drew Brennan, Liam's older brother and the upstart candidate in a heated election. This sudden, vicious attack appears to be the beginning of an unthinkable spiral. But when it comes to the Brennan brothers, nothing is what it seems. To the rest of the world, Liam is the troubled problem child who grew up to be his brother's enforcer, while Drew has always been the perfect son and a charismatic leader who has his sights set on the Governor's Mansion with his charming and beautiful wife, Patsy, by his side. Now, as Liam tries to stay one step ahead of the authorities and his brother, every passing minute provides a deeper glimpse into the brothers' past, long hidden behind a picture-perfect suburban veneer. With the threat of the truth surfacing, Liam and Drew are driven toward one final, desperate act. Alternating between tense, twisting present-day action and heart-wrenching vignettes from Liam's past, The Perfect Plan is a gripping race to a shocking showdown between brothers--and an unforgettable tale of a family's dark secrets"--

The Perfect Plan

“A twisting, heart-wrenching journey into a marriage, a gripping thriller . . . Reardon grabs his readers on page one, then deftly ratchets up the suspense until the breathless ending.”—Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author Julia Swann, mother of two young boys, is on the phone with her husband, Michael, when the call abruptly cuts out. It isn’t until later in the evening when she discovers that something terrible has happened at Penn Station, where Michael was waiting for a train home. Julia races to New York City to look for Michael, her panicked searching interwoven with memories of meeting and falling in love with the husband she’s now desperate to find. When someone finds a flyer she’s posted and tells her they may have seen her husband, her prayers seem to be answered. Yet as she tries to find him, her calls go unanswered. Did Michael survive? If so, why hasn’t he contacted her? Was he—or is he still—the man she fell in love with? Part family drama, part tragic love story, The Real Michael Swann is a deftly plotted suspense novel with an unflinching portrait of a marriage at its heart, challenging us to confront the unthinkable—both in our country and in our own homes. “Reardon masterfully delivers an intimate, heartbreaking portrayal of a family whose love, trust, and loyalty for each other is put to the ultimate test.”—Rhiannon Navin, author of Only Child

The Real Michael Swann

a novel

The real Michael Swann

O Verdadeiro  Michael Swann

Michael Swann está na Penn Station ao telefone com a mulher, Julia, quando uma explosão deflagra. Do caos, os meios de comunicação começam a noticiar que o alegado terrorista não é um estrangeiro, mas sim um americano rancoroso, pois embora várias centenas de pessoas tenham morrido, destacam-se sete executivos de uma grande empresa química. Parecem ter sido alvos específicos. Julia está histérica e em pânico e tenta entrar na cidade para encontrar o marido, quando ouve numa notícia actualizada o nome do suposto terrorista: Michael Swann. Convencida da inocência do marido e lidando com a amnésia de Michael após o acidente provocado pela explosão, está decidida a fazer tudo para o proteger do governo.

O Verdadeiro Michael Swann

Julia et Michael Swann coulent des jours paisibles dans la banlieue de Philadelphie avec leurs deux enfants sous le regard bienveillant de leurs voisins et de leurs amis. Un soir, alors que Michael téléphone à Julia depuis New York où il se trouve pour le travail, la liaison est brusquement coupée. Quelques minutes plus tard la nouvelle tombe : une bombe a explosé à Penn Station, où se trouve Michael. Ce dernier est injoignable et la vie de Julia se transforme en cauchemar : les médias diffusent en continu le nom du principal suspect... un certain Michael Swann. Convaincue de l’innocence de son mari, Julia se rend à New York. Mais elle n’est pas seule à rechercher Michael : le FBI, la Sécurité intérieure et d’autres agences gouvernementales ont lancé leurs hommes à sa poursuite.

Le vrai Michael Swann

In der Penn Station in New York explodiert eine Bombe. Daher ist Julia Swann erleichtert, als ihr Mann Michael, der zu der Zeit im Bahnhof war, eine SMS schickt. Aber dann statten Beamte der Terrorabwehr Julia einen Besuch ab und zeigen ihr ein Überwachungsvideo, in dem Michael vom Tatort flüchtet. Offenbar hat er die Bombe gezündet. Julia glaubt jedoch nicht, dass ihr Mann ein Terrorist ist. Sie ist entschlossen, Michael vor der Polizei zu finden und ihm zu helfen. Ein gnadenloser Wettlauf beginnt ...

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