The Wrong Man: A NovelScott Freeman is a man of reason–a college professor grounded in the rational and practical. But he becomes uneasy after finding an anonymous love letter hidden in his daughter’s room: “No one could ever love you like I do. No one ever will. We will be together forever. One way or another.” But the reality of Ashley’s plight far exceeds Scott’s worst suspicions. One drink too many had led Ashley, a beautiful, bright art student, into what she thought was just a fling with a blue-collar bad boy. But now, no amount of pleading or reasoning can discourage his phone calls, ardent e-mails, and constant, watchful gaze. Michael O’Connell is but a malignant shadow of a man. His brash, handsome features conceal a black and empty soul. Control is his religion. Cunning and criminal skill are his stock-in-trade. Rage is his language. The harder Ashley tries to break free, the deeper Michael burrows into every aspect of her life, so she turns in desperation to her divorced parents and her mother’s new partner–three people still locked in a coldly civilized triangle of resentment. But their fierce devotion to Ashley is the common bond that will draw them together to face down a predator. For Ashley’s family, it is a test of primal love that will drive them to the extreme edge–and beyond–in a battle of wills that escalates into a life-or-death war to protect their own. From the bestselling master of suspense, John Katzenbach, The Wrong Man is an elegantly crafted and breathtakingly intense read that asks the question, “How far would you go to save the child you love?” |
Contents
A Taste of What Was to Come | |
When Things Began to Become Clear | |
A Beginning of Panic | |
Security | |
The First Intrusion | |
The Second Intrusion | |
A Fast Drive | |
A Shotgun on the | |
A Conversation about Love | |
Running from Something Unseen | |
The First and Only Plan | |
Two Different Meetings | |
A Poor Start | |
The First Response | |
The First Wayward Plan | |
The Most Modest of Goals | |
Foolishness | |
Three Complaints | |
A Series of Gordian Knots | |
A World of Confusion | |
When Things Got Worse | |
A Change of Approach | |
Actions Right and Wrong | |
A Series of Possible Missteps | |
Vanishing | |
Anger | |
Intimidation | |
Some Hard Decisions | |
The Woman Who Loved Cats | |
35A Single Boot | |
The Pieces on the Board | |
An Enlightening Conversation | |
A Measure of Evils | |
The Start of an Imperfect Crime | |
A Run through the Shadows | |
Unfolding | |
The Gun in the Shoe | |
The Open Door | |
Making Choices | |
A Onesided Phone Call | |
Epilogue About the Author | |
Also by John Katzenbach Copyright | |
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