Twenty-five years ago, Paul's friend Charlie brutally killed their classmate - and then vanished without a trace. Paul's never forgiven himself for his part in what happened. But it's finally time to stop running and he returns home. It's not long before things start to go wrong. His mother claims there's someone in the house. And, in a town many miles away, a copycat killer has struck. For readers of Harlan Coben, Stephen King, and Thomas Harris.