âA twisting, heart-wrenching journey into a marriage, a gripping thriller . . . Reardon grabs his readers on page one, then deftly ratchets up the suspense until the breathless ending.ââLisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author
Julia Swann, mother of two young boys, is on the phone with her husband, Michael, when the call abruptly cuts out. It isnât until later in the evening when she discovers that something terrible has happened at Penn Station, where Michael was waiting for a train home. Â
Julia races to New York City to look for Michael, her panicked searching interwoven with memories of meeting and falling in love with the husband sheâs now desperate to find. When someone finds a flyer sheâs posted and tells her they may have seen her husband, her prayers seem to be answered. Yet as she tries to find him, her calls go unanswered. Did Michael survive? If so, why hasnât he contacted her? Was heâor is he stillâthe man she fell in love with? Â
Part family drama, part tragic love story, The Real Michael Swann is a deftly plotted suspense novel with an unflinching portrait of a marriage at its heart, challenging us to confront the unthinkableâboth in our country and in our own homes.
âReardon masterfully delivers an intimate, heartbreaking portrayal of a family whose love, trust, and loyalty for each other is put to the ultimate test.ââRhiannon Navin, author of Only Child