Silas snd Everett
PLEASE be aware that this review is meant for my own purposes only in order to help me recall this book and is in no way a reflection of what I think anyone else will like or want out of a book. It is simply a memory aid and a rough voice-to-text which is completely unedited/reviewed for errors. Read at your own discretion.

Everett (29) is on his way to O'Leary to help his grandfather who broke his leg, when he swerves his car to avoid a man in the road and gets into a car wreck. He cannot find any evidence of the man and thinks he saw the ghost of his late husband who died a little over a year ago. While he was walking along the road, Silas, who is a local police officer, sees him and pulls over. They strike up a friendship. The tension comes from the fact that Silas (38) has always been opposed to relationships and Evan is still grieving his husband. He feels disloyal even talking about him. Silas understands because he lost his brother in a car accident 12 years prior along with his brother's best friend Molly. Other plot points are that a camper has gone missing and then soon after a park ranger. The turning point is when Everett and the elderly owner of some land are taken by a local man who has clearly lost it. Shane was in love with Molly and had inadvertently caused the accident that killed her and so was his brother. It turns out he is the man who killed the other people and he's going to kill them. Everett and the other prisoner fight back and Shane is shot and killed. I wish shows up quickly thereafter and they both realize the preciousness of life.

While the plot is somewhat trite (except the serial killer aspect) the characters are really good and this is an excellent story about the process of grieving and moving on.

The audiobook is well done. Iggy and Alex do a great job as always.