<p><b>LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD<br>''Dripping with menace ... brilliantly written ... compelling, shocking and beautiful'' Liz Nugent</b><br><b>''Brilliant ... highly recommended''<i> Sunday Times</i><br><br><i>An unsettling and emotional riveting thriller about fathers and sons, revenge and forgiveness and ghosts from our past. A book not to read alone in the dark... </i></b><br><br>When single father Todd Nasca is spotted on the beach by an old enemy - his high school bully Jack Gates - he is prepared for a tense encounter. But Jack, who hasn''t seen Todd in fifteen years, is radiant, and overjoyed to have run into him. Jack suggests a meal to catch up. And by the way, Jack wonders, could he spend the night?<br><br>Caught off guard by this chance interaction, Todd finds himself unable to escape Jack''s charismatic and insistent presence in his home. One night turns into days; and as Jack begins to deepen his relationship with Todd''s son, fear starts to set in. What is Ja