| Author/Contributor(s): | Bausch, Richard |
| Publisher: | Harper Perennial |
| Date: | 5/19/1999 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
When a dead man's secret debts draw armed men to an isolated home, survival becomes a mother's only certainty.
Nora Michaelson and her eleven-year-old son, Jason. are going through a difficult adjustment to life after the accidental death of Jason's father. at a time when the family's small business was failing.
Before his fatal highway crash, Jack had secretly agreed to conceal four cartons of stolen computer chips worth millions on the black market.
The loss of Jack Michaelson has left his wife and son nearly destitute. It has also placed their lives in jeopardy.
Confronted by ruthless men who demand what Jack concealed, a mother and her young son must summon an unyielding courage against sudden violence. This is a story of terror, and resourcefulness in the face of terror, from a master storyteller.
- Psychological Thriller: Trapped inside an unfinished house with armed captors, eleven-year-old Jason navigates an agonizing game of wits to protect his mother.
- Multiple POV: The narrative alternates between the Michaelsons' desperate struggle and Chief Investigator Philip Shaw, a grieving detective tracking a trail of violence through rural Virginia.
- Also by This Author: The Stories of Richard Bausch, Thanksgiving Night and Wives & Lovers.