I’ve always liked Harlan Coben’s books, but this one sure started out strange and immediately took off on several tangents.

Set in New Jersey and the surrounding area, the main plot revolves around Grace Lawson who picks up a roll of developed film at the local Photomat and discovers an old picture stuck in the middle of the family photos. When her husband, Jack, sees the old photo of five people, he freaks, quickly leaves home and disappears. Grace goes to the police who pretty much dismiss her plea for help since her husband is ‘of age’ and can do whatever he wants.

Cora is a good friend of Grace’s, and a bit of a computer wizard, who tries to help Grace find Jack via the Internet.

Eric Wu, a weird Asian monster, is killing or horribly disabling people with just his hands. Who is the mystery person who has hired him to do this…and why?

Charlaine is the neighbor of a skinny loner, Freddy Sykes, who Wu has left for dead in his bathtub. She suspects something sinister going on, calls the police, and takes off after Wu who ends up shooting her husband.

With all the on-going subplots, you begin to wonder where this is all headed. But the author manages to tie everything together at the end. Do you know who you married?