An explosive book from the start - and it doesn't let up You'll never feel safe on your riding lawn mower again. Meet Bobby Austin, principal by day, molester by afternoon, rapist by night. As Bobby lay dying Bobby does everything the hard way - even dying. As Bobby lies dying, his life flashes before him like it's on a giant movie screen and he has time - much more time than he ever wanted - to reflect back on his sorry deeds and all the people he has hurt and wronged. A cast of characters comes to visit him in his final hours - or at least he thinks they come, it all seems so real - including his mother, his father, his shrink, and someone else who knows a thing or two about dying in agony. Suspects are many Who could have done such a horrible thing to him? The suspects are many. Police leave no stone unturned as they investigate, but Bobby's death becomes a "cold case." Lt. Red Wilder was never able to let it go, however. The case haunted him for years and he ends up losing his job over it and slides into alcoholism. He becomes a Harley-riding private investigator, and the mystery of what happened to Bobby Austin is always in the back of his mind. Bobby's daughter, Ellen, is another who wishes she could "let it go," but she can't either, for different reasons. Old boxes contain hidden clues Years later while walking through the old family home getting it ready to sell, Ellen, now a highly successful real-estate agent, stumbles across two old boxes hidden away and containing clues that indicate her daddy was a more dangerous and troubled man than she ever thought. She passes on what she learns to Red, who reopens an investigation that he never really closed. Told from alternating points of view, past and present converge, as Ellen and Red - and maybe even Bobby - come to terms with all that went on. Scroll up and find out all that really happened with just one click.
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