The secrets of a group of childhood friends unravel in this
haunting thriller by Edgar Award winner S. J. Rozan. Set in New
York in the unforgettable aftermath of September 11, ABSENT FRIENDS
brilliantly captures a time and place unlike any other, as it winds
through the wounded streets of New York and Staten Island...and
into a maze of old crimes, damaged lives, and heartbreaking
revelations. The result is not only an electrifying mystery and a
riveting piece of storytelling but an elegiac novel that powerfully
explores a world changed forever on a clear September
morning.

In a novel that will catch you off guard at every turn, and one
that is guaranteed to become a classic, S. J. Rozan masterfully
ratchets up the tension one revelation at a time as she dares you
to ponder the bonds of friendship, the meaning of truth, and the
stuff of heroism.

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