Ten Years Gone
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From the USA Today bestselling author of Blade comes a propulsive, emotional thriller about a man whose homecoming from prison threatens long-buried secrets about a murder in a suburban enclave.
After a ten-year sentence for murder, Griffin Ford is finally free and ready to make peace. But within hours of his release, he escapes a harrowing abduction. Someone doesn’t want Griffin to come home. Forced into hiding, Griffin is now determined to uncover the truth that was buried a decade.
Back then, he had risked everything to cross the tracks between working-class Milltown and affluent Newfield to pursue his teen love, Clare Keaton. But after a wealthy suburbanite was murdered and the evidence began to point in his direction, Griffin did the unthinkable: He confessed to the brutal crime.
He told Clare to forget him. But she never did―not even with her wedding just days away. And now, on the day of his release, cryptic text messages cast doubt on everything she thought she knew about Griffin Ford.
Propelled by restless secrets and enduring love, Griffin and Clare race to make sense of their past. But whoever’s pulling the strings is determined to finish what they started.
Praise for Ten Years Gone
“Wendy Walker is at the top of her game in Ten Years Gone. Her corkscrew plot kept me riveted, and her characters simultaneously broke and mended my heart. Grab this exceptional book – you won’t regret it.”– Sarah Pekkanen, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Women In White
A slingshot of a novel, Ten Years Gone is as propulsive as it is irresistible. Both a blistering thriller and an unraveling of an across-the-tracks romance, Walker has crafted a potent genre blend that will intoxicate readers. If you loved This Story Will Save Your Life but wanted it to be a little more Cape Fear, Ten Years Gone is your perfect novel. – Katy Hays, New York Times bestselling author of Saltwater
“Propulsive, poignant, and fiendishly clever, Ten Years Gone is a thriller with a mystery that grips and a love story that lingers. Proof that the best thrillers don’t just quicken the pulse—they break your heart. Standing ovation.”—Alex Finlay, bestselling author of The Anniversary
Ten Years Gone opens with a shock and keeps you on the edge of your seat until you turn the last page. Wendy Walker is such an elegant writer, a master of psychological suspense, and she turns up the heat here. First love, a brutal crime, secrets and betrayals, the passage of years, and unbearable longing fill this novel, veering from past to present and back again, until the truth is finally revealed in an ending I never saw coming. – Luanne Rice, New York Times Bestselling author of Until Midnight
Ten Years Gone gripped me from the first chapter to the last. Griffin and Clare are star-crossed lovers, divided by class, secrets, and cell bars. When Griffin is finally released from prison, determined to start fresh, the past won’t let go so easily, and neither will Clare. Passionate, heart-thumping, and heart-wrenching, TEN YEARS GONE is the perfect combination of character and suspense. With her signature plot twists and carefully calibrated storytelling, Wendy Walker kept me on the edge of my seat where I remained until I turned the last page on this expertly crafted novel.” – Amy Meyerson, international bestselling author of The Water Lies
“An exploration of grief, class systems, and the bonds of true love, Ten Years Gone is an emotional thriller that cleverly twists the mind as well as the heart.” –Joe Hart, Edgar Award-winning author of Or Else
Set in a wealthy town where privilege comes at a high price, Ten Years Gone is a gripping love story and thriller rolled into one. With a cleverly constructed dual timeline, terrific plotting, and twists that will keep you flipping the pages late into the night, it’s at once a tender story of first love and a razor-sharp thriller about long-buried secrets. This intoxicating novel builds to an ending you’ll never see coming — Wendy Walker has done it again! -Aggie Blum Thompson, bestselling author of You Deserve to Know