Safer

FromDirt to The Cleanup, Sean Doolittle has dazzled critics and defied expectations, garnering bolder critical raves with each new novel. ��tylishly written��hailed the New York Times Book Review����uperb��declared the Wall Street Journal�色��/i>Heart-stopping, gut-clenching, eye-opening��raved the Chicago Tribune. Now Doolittle fulfills all that promise��nd more��n his latest novel, a powerhouse of suspense that will catch you off guard at every turn.�冰ecause in Safer, a young couple moves into an idyllic little cul-de- sac��nd ignites a harrowing journey into darkness as a shocking accusation is made, a family is shattered, and the mystery of a long-ago crime begins to unravel.

For Paul Callaway and his wife, Sara, moving from the East Coast to a quiet midwestern town was a major adjustment. But right from the start, Paul has tried to fit in. He�� played golf with the guys. He�� even joined the Neighborhood Patrol, grabbing a flashlight and a walkie-talkie to make these neatly tended streets even safer. Then Paul makes one mistake��nd now they want him gone. But nothing could have prepared Paul and Sara for the quarrel that has erupted between Paul and a neighbor��he self-appointed leader of the Neighborhood Patrol. Or for the next outrage, as police arrest Paul for a sordid crime he didn�� commit. Suddenly Paul�� life, university career, and marriage are at risk, as he finds himself locked in a desperate fight with an angry man, a dark conspiracy, and a secret that began with a child�� disappearance ten years before.