This 4 star thriller was impossible to put down! I could not stop reading!!SUMMARYThis book, told from the points of view of Jeffrey, a man whose wife has disappeared; Marcus, the police detective assigned to find Jeffrey’s wife and Beth (her alias), the woman running from her husband.The story opens with “Beth” hightailing it out of town while her husband is away on business. She is terrified of what will happen if he catches her. Beth has spent months meticulously planning her escape complete with a new identity and a trail of false leads for him to follow. As the story progresses, she recounts the years of abuse she suffered and how she finally got the courage to leave. Even when it finally looks like Beth has finally found a safe place to hide, she is constantly looking over her shoulder with the certainty that he will find her. It sort of reminded me of Julia Roberts in Sleeping with the Enemy.Jeffrey and his wife had gotten into a huge fight, which ended up getting physical, just before he had to leave town for a work event. When he returns, she is missing and no one has any idea where she went. Of course, with their rocky marriage and the hint of abuse, Jeffrey is suspect #1 on the police’s list. Since he’s a very unlikeable guy, it’s hard to feel any sympathy his predicament. It’s even kind of fun to watch him being the prime suspect.The third point of view comes from the detective assigned to the case, Marcus. Marcus is working nonstop to find Jeffreys missing wife, Sabine. He and Jeffrey clash pretty immediately. All the evidence points toward Jeffrey, his iradkic behavior is not helping him, neither is the fact that he won’t tell Marcus anything about what happened to Sabine.It’s quite a cat and mouse game, Beth continuing to hide all the while she is certain she will he found out.WHAT I LOVEDI LOVED the plot! It was so well written and the suspense kept me reading as often as I possibly could.The twists were fantastic! All good thrillers need a couple great twists and surprises. This one had a couple excellent ones.I loved how cleverly Beth thought out the plan and how she had several tricks up her sleeve.I also loved the way each of the characters ended up showing their true colors eventually. It was very satisfying to read.WHAT I DIDN’T LOVEThere were no specific things in this story I didn’t like or found annoying but I didn’t whole heartedly love it enough to give it 5 stars. In my opinion, a 5 star book has to be spectacular. While this was a good book and was very fun to read, I cannot say it was amazing enough to be a 5.OVERALLI highly recommend this book to anyone who loves thrillers, specifically domestic thrillers. You will not be sorry.