A
heart-wrenching
yet ultimately
uplifting story
of psychological
suspense in
which a parent
is forced to
confront what he
does—and does
not—know about
his teenage son,
in the vein of Reconstructing
Amelia,
Defending
Jacob,
and We Need
to Talk about
Kevin.
While
his successful
wife goes off to
her law office
each day, Simon
Connolly takes
care of their
kids, Jake and
Laney. Now that
they are in high
school, the
angst-ridden
father should
feel more
relaxed, but he
doesn’t. He’s
seen the
statistics, read
the headlines.
And now, his
darkest fear is
coming true.
There has been a
shooting at
school.
Simon
races to the
rendezvous
point, where
he’s forced to
wait. Do
they know who
did it? How
many victims
were there?
Why did this
happen?
One by one,
parents are led
out of the room
to reunite with
their children.
Their numbers
dwindle, until
Simon is alone.
As his
worst nightmare
unfolds, and
Jake is the only
child missing,
Simon begins to
obsess over the
past, searching
for answers, for
hope, for the
memory of the
boy he raised,
for mistakes he
must have made,
for the reason
everything came
to this. Where
is Jake? What
happened in
those final
moments? Is it
possible he
doesn’t really
know his son?
Or he knows
him better
than he
thought?
Brilliantly
paced, Finding
Jake
explores these
questions in a
tense and
emotionally
wrenching
narrative.
Harrowing and
heartbreaking,
surprisingly
healing and
redemptive, it
is a story of
faith and
conviction,
strength,
courage, and
love that will
leave readers
questioning
their own lives,
and those they
think they know.
