Trigger warnings for child death and miscarriageJohn Connolly is a must buy, must read author. This stand-alone is easy to follow but at times difficult to read due to emotions evoked. No editing errors, gratuitous violence or drag-you-down drama. Not all questions are answered.This compelling storyline is both fast-paced and incredibly informative. Descriptive writing that draws the reader into each scene. Flexible procedures, actions and reactions. Believable characters with distinct personalities. Thought-provoking and memorable dialogue.That is what we do for the ones we love: we lie to protect them. Not all truths are welcome.I learned something that day: there may be worse things than arriving somewhere with your dog and leaving without him, but there aren’t many.A false friend is more dangerous than an open enemy.FRANCIS BACON (1561–1626), “A LETTER OF ADVICE . . . TO THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM”You cannot perform acts of evil in the name of a greater good, because the good suffers. It is corrupted and polluted by what has been done in its name.No desire,to re-read this story. I always look forward to works by this author, pre-ordering when possible.