Author(s): Andrew Rosenheim

Thriller

It was his hideout, but now he did not feel safe at all.
The birds had suddenly gone quiet, and the boy was certain the man was in the woods below him. And then a voice fractured the unnatural hush.
ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂI know youÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂre in there.ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàThe voice was harsh but high-pitched, sounding strained.
It chilled the boy.

A young boy is hiding for his life, having witnessed a brutal murder. He knows that even if he survives, his days on his uncleÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs California apple farm are gone for everÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂæ

Thirty years later, Jack Renoir makes his living discovering other peopleÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs secrets, while making sure he keeps his own. But when Kate Palmer, an English oil consultant, walks into JackÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs San Francisco office, his carefully-constructed life is turned upside down. As his defences dissolve, he agrees to try a new life with her in England, where KateÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs world is split between smart London and her familyÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs country estate.

Renoir finds himself having to learn a new set of social codes. But the reappearance of KateÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs old boyfriend disturbs his newfound happiness, as does KateÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs apparent involvement in a high-tech trading scam. Old habits die hard, and Renoir is drawn into a murky world he thought he had left behind for good. Trying to help Kate, even his best intentions threaten to backfire. That is when his troubles really start.