Ryan James was a baseball player for a minor league team in Rhode Island. His wife was killed in a car accident that the authorities believed was caused by a drunk driver who left the scene. His small daughter was a passenger and remained unhurt. The story takes place three years later. James is no longer playing baseball and is now working on a radio talk show. The novel tells the story of James and the prosecutor investigating the death of his wife. An unknown witness has been contacting the prosecutor accusing her of not pursuing the person they saw at the scene of the accident. Telling more about the present circumstances would be a spoiler, but needless to say the plot is fascinating and captivating. I did figure out who did it, but it didn't diminish enjoyment of the novel. I liked this book and I debated whether to give it 3 or 4 stars. I decided on 3 for three main reasons.The first being it didn't grab me right from the get go. It took me a while to really get into this book. I did get into the book and ended up liking it, but I just didn't feel it at the beginning.The other reason was one of the main characters, Babes, felt a little inconsistent. Babes has Aspergers/PDD and is 22 years old. His character felt a little inconsistent with things I would expect from an adult with PDD. For example, he is on the run from the police and wants to end up staying in familiar places, but then ends up in some random train car he hasn't seen in 5 years. He is scared to talk to people, but then calls in to a radio show and insists on having the call be broadcasted live. I felt like it wasn't consistent. The last reason was another one of the main characters was portrayed as an antagonist the whole book and than at the last few chapters he all of the sudden is a "helper" and works to can the real bad guy. I don't mind character changes, but this one was too abrupt for me.Overall it was a great book and I liked it. No sex and no swearing.
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My favorite Grippando novel so far! Simply could not put it down
—Cristina
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—Lashay
