Publisher's Synopsis
"Morrell...writes action thrillers that really do thrill" - INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY "Tight, colourful, fast-moving, and packed with tension" - STEPHEN KING Brad Denning's brother Petey is long lost. Frozen in time as a skinny nine-year-old bicycling away from his uncaring older brother, Petey haunts Brad's consciousness. Brad knows with certainty that he was responsible for the boy's disappearance. He knows how much his parents suffered and that nothing can ever bring Petey back - until a stranger walks into Brad's life. Suddenly Brad is confronted by a man who claims to be his brother and whose tale is one of wandering, pain and survival. As Brad gradually puts aside his suspicions, Petey makes himself at home in Brad's life. Then everything is shattered. Petey again disappears. Only this time, he's taken Brad's wife and child with him.
