The Hiding Place by David Bell
Twenty-five years ago, Janet's brother, Justin, was murdered. She was seven, and he was four. They were playing in the park, and a black man, Dante, took Justin to the woods and killed him. Or did he?
Fast forward to the present day. Dante served his time, and has been released from jail. With it being the twenty-fifth anniversary, and the only murder in this small town of Dove Point, people are interested in what happened.
An old friend of Janet's comes back to town and asks her what she remembers from that day because he has been working on what he remembers that day. A random stranger comes to Janet's house late at night implying that Justin didn't die, and that he is Justin. The police revisit some questions that were never really answered back when the investigation was going on.
There were a lot of twists reading this one, and thankfully, there is some resolution at the end. The whole time, I couldn't help but empathize with Janet, who grew up thinking she was partly to blame for her brother's death. All the secrets that surface in this book, are what made it a good read.
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