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*Starred Review* Jake Williams, 32 and still unmarried, has settled down, but he was a bit of a rabble-rouser in college. Or so he fancies: it was aChristiancollege, and to most readers, his antics will seem rather tame, more churlish than menacing. He gets a call from the parents of a woman who has been dating Jake's best friend from the old days, Alec Tristam. The parents want Jake to find out if their daughter has disappeared with Alec. Jake seeks out old friends, slowly piecing together the mystery of Alec and driving toward a secret that everyone would rather not recall. Heightening the suspense still more, someone doesn't want Jake to uncover the truth. This is Thrasher's best novel to date, with a nifty, airtight plot; a love story; and a serious theme about how some of us reform, and some of us don't.John MortCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved