MALAGA - 2000Sami Kierce, a young American backpacker, wakes up. He is covered in blood. There's a knife in his hand. Beside him, the body of a woman. Anna. Dead. He doesn't know what happened. He begins to scream. NEW YORK CITY - 2025Kierce, now a disgraced detective, is teaching night classes when he recognises a familiar face in the crowd. Anna. It's unmistakably her. As soon as she sees Kierce, she runs. For Kierce there is no choice. He knows he must find this woman and solve the impossible mystery that has haunted his every waking moment. His investigation will bring him face-to-face with his past. Soon he discovers that some secrets should stay buried . . . _______________________________HARLAN COBEN never ever lets you down - LEE CHILDHARLAN COBEN: simply one of the all-time greats - GILLIAN FLYNNHARLAN COBEN never disappoints - STEPHEN KINGHARLAN COBEN is the modern master of the hook and twist - DAN BROWNHARLAN COBEN is unbelievably brilliant - RICHARD OSMANHARLAN COBEN is a GREAT writer - JOHN GRISHAM