Safer

From Dirt to The Cleanup, Sean Doolittle has dazzled critics and defied expectations, garnering bolder critical raves with each new novel. Stylishly written hailed the New York Times Book Review Superb declared the Wall Street Journal Heart-stopping, gut-clenching, eye-opening raved the Chicago Tribune. Now Doolittle fulfills all that promise and more in his latest novel, a powerhouse of suspense that will catch you off guard at every turn. Because in Safer, a young couple moves into an idyllic little cul-de- sac and ignites a harrowing journey into darkness as a shocking accusation is made, a family is shattered, and the mystery of a long-ago crime begins to unravel. For Paul Callaway and his wife, Sara, moving from the East Coast to a quiet midwestern town was a major adjustment. But right from the start, Paul has tried to fit in. He s played golf with the guys. He s even joined the Neighborhood Patrol, grabbing a flashlight and a walkie-talkie to make these neatly tended streets even safer. Then Paul makes one mistake and now they want him gone. But nothing could have prepared Paul and Sara for the quarrel that has erupted between Paul and a neighbor the self-appointed leader of the Neighborhood Patrol. Or for the next outrage, as police arrest Paul for a sordid crime he didn t commit. Suddenly Paul s life, university career, and marriage are at risk, as he finds himself locked in a desperate fight with an angry man, a dark conspiracy, and a secret that began with a child s disappearance ten years before."

About the Author :
Sean Doolittle is the author of four novels: The Cleanup, Rain Dogs, Burn (winner of the gold medal in the mystery category of ForeWord Magazine's 2003 Book of the Year Award), and Dirt (an Amazon.com Top 100 Editor's Pick for 2001). His short stories have been collected in Plots With Guns and The Year's Best Mystery Stories 2002. He lives with his family in Omaha, Nebraska.

Review :
Smart, funny and powerfully suspenseful Safer reminds us home can be the most dangerous place on earth. People, 3.5 stars "Safer is a high-octane, rip-roaring page-turner. I read it in one sitting and loved every minute." Harlan Coben, author of Hold Tight In Safer, Sean Doolittle has crafted a taut, claustrophobic thriller in which our safe world of home and neighborhood becomes instead something terrifying and deadly. Safer made me look twice at my neighbors and check the locks on my doors, and that earns Doolittle a solid A+ in skin-crawling suspense. Kay Hooper, author of Blood Dreams Unsettling . Admirably complex. Publishers Weekly "Slick and inventive ... The author is skilled at ratcheting up readers foreboding, sympathy, and fear, creating the deep need to see how things turn out." Booklist Doolittle cleverly articulates the vulnerability of a close-knit community where those friendly people who know your name also know your darkest secrets. New York Times Book Review The novel is filled with twists, and each chapter seems to end with a cliffhanger [Doolittle s] best yet. Omaha World Herald " "Smart, funny and powerfully suspenseful...Safer reminds us home can be the most dangerous place on earth."--"People", 3.5 stars "Safer is a high-octane, rip-roaring page-turner. I read it in one sitting--and loved every minute." --Harlan Coben, author of Hold Tight "In Safer, Sean Doolittle has crafted a taut, claustrophobic thriller in which our safe world of home and neighborhood becomes instead something terrifying and deadly. Safer made me look twice at my neighbors and check the locks on my doors, and that earns Doolittle a solid A+ in skin-crawling suspense."--Kay Hooper, author of Blood Dreams "Unsettling.... Admirably complex."--"Publishers Weekly " "Slick and inventive ... The author is skilled at ratcheting up readers' foreboding, sympathy, and fear, creating the deep need to see how things turn out."--"Booklist" "Doolittle cleverly articulates the vulnerability of a close-knit community where those friendly people who know your name also know your darkest secrets."--"New York Times Book Review ""The novel is filled with twists, and each chapter seems to end with a cliffhanger...[Doolittle's] best yet."--"Omaha World Herald " "Safer is a high-octane, rip-roaring page-turner. I read it in one sitting--and loved every minute." --Harlan Coben, author of Hold Tight "In Safer, Sean Doolittle has crafted a taut, claustrophobic thriller in which our safe world of home and neighborhood becomes instead something terrifying and deadly. Safer made me look twice at my neighbors and check the locks on my doors, and that earns Doolittle a solid A+ in skin-crawling suspense."--Kay Hooper, author of Blood Dreams "Unsettling.... Admirably complex."--"Publishers Weekly " "Slick and inventive ... The author is skilled at ratcheting up readers' foreboding, sympathy, and fear, creating the deep need to see how things turn out."--"Booklist"