Received from a friend. This book has several Award Recognitions... hmmm Looks interesting enough too.

College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same.

Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran--and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home, after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder.

As Joe writes about Carl's life, especially Carl's valor in Vietnam, he cannot reconcile the heroism of the soldier with the despicable acts of the convict. Joe, along with his skeptical female neighbor, throws himself into uncovering the truth, but he is hamstrung in his efforts by having to deal with his dangerously dysfunctional mother, the guilt of leaving his autistic brother vulnerable, and a haunting childhood memory.

Thread by thread, Joe unravels the tapestry of Carl’s conviction. But as he and Lila dig deeper into the circumstances of the crime, the stakes grow higher. Will Joe discover the truth before it’s too late to escape the fallout?

Once I started reading this book I finished it in one day. This new to me author's book was full of enough suspense to keep you hooked. There were actually two story lines, Carl's story and Joe's story. Though it was easy to guess that Carl was innocent, I have to admit that I got the suspect wrong.

Won't disappoint.

Sending on to BC that has on wishlist, hope they enjoy as much as I did.

Wishlist tag to Spoiledrotten

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Arrived in NJ. Thanks for the tag! My husband has already started reading it.

I chose this book for the March read for my bookclub. I cannot add anything to josierivers journal entry. I did enjoy the story and look forward to a great discussion

Wow!!! Eleven women, ages 69 - 93 in my bookclub and everyone liked this book! That's a first! We had a great discussion.

Will be passing on to friends and will make it available when it returns home.

The book has returned home and is now available.

Left in the Little Free Library on Hollywood Ave.