Safer

FromDirttoThe Cleanup,Sean Doolittle has dazzled critics and defied expectations, garnering bolder critical raves with each new novel. "Stylishly written" hailed theNew York Times Book Review..."Superb" declared theWall Street Journal..."Heart-stopping, gut-clenching, eye-opening" raved theChicago Tribune.Now Doolittle fulfills all that promiseand morein his latest novel, a powerhouse of suspense that will catch you off guard at every turn....Because inSafer,a young couple moves into an idyllic little cul-de- sacand 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's played golf with the guys. He's even joined the Neighborhood Patrol, grabbing a flashlight and a walkie-talkie to make these neatly tended streets even safer. Then Paul makes one mistakeand now they want him gone. But nothing could have prepared Paul and Sara for the quarrel that has erupted between Paul and a neighborthe self-appointed leader of the Neighborhood Patrol. Or for the next outrage, as police arrest Paul for a sordid crime he didn't commit. Suddenly Paul's 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's disappearance ten years before. From the Hardcover edition.

Sean Doolittle is the author of four novels: The Cleanup, Rain Dogs, Burn (winner of the gold medal in the mystery category of ForeWord Magazine's 2003 Book of the Year Award), and Dirt (an Amazon.com Top 100 Editor's Pick for 2001). His short stories have been collected in Plots With Guns and The Year's Best Mystery Stories 2002. He lives with his family in Omaha, Nebraska.