"We are the secrets we keep"
Reviewed by Sharon Salituro
Posted May 15, 2016
Suspense | Thriller
Nadine had a rough life. Nadine's mother drank, and her
father had left them and started a new life. As FORGIVE ME begins, Nadine has had enough and leaves home.
Nadine
winds up in Baltimore. Nadine has very little money,
and no one to turn to. Nadine is at the mall, and is
approached by a man named Stephen. Stephen just wants to
ask her a simple question. This question turns out to be
the worst mistake of Nadine's life. Angie DE Rose has made it her life's ambition to find
runaways. Back when Angie was in school one of her best
friends disappears. Years later, she still has not been
found. Angie is also dealing with her parents. They
want her to make sure that she knows all of their wishes
when they pass away. Little did Angie know she would
have to deal with this sooner than later? Her mother
passes away and Angie is left to help her dad clean up
all the loose ends. While cleaning out a box in the
attic, Angie comes across some canceled checks that
written on the back are a date along with a message that
says may God forgive me. What could this mean? No one
seems to have the answer. Angie gets a phone call from Nadine's mom. She can't
find her daughter and wants Angie to take the case. Can
Angie do two things at once? Finding Nadine and what
secret does her mother have? Wow, what a great mystery. Daniel
Palmer sure adds a
lot of twist and turns in this novel. Daniel combines a
story about human trafficking along with a deep secret
one family had. Daniel Palmer does go very deeply into
the trafficking story line. I can't even image what
these girls and I suppose it could also include boys go
though. Most of them are innocent victims that have had
a very rough childhood. The other story line in this book is the dark secret that
Angie's parents along with her uncle George have kept
hidden for years. Can witness protection protect
everyone in their care? This is another line that I
have really interested in. I wonder if this could
really happen to someone. Daniel Palmer shows that
there is some good in people, but also some really bad
people are in this world.
SUMMARY
In a heart-pounding thriller from one of the most innovative
voices in contemporary suspense, a woman unravels the
shocking truth about her parents, her past, and a life built
upon an unthinkable lie. At DeRose & Associates Private Investigators in Virginia,
Angie DeRose strives to find and rescue endangered
runaways--work that stands in stark contrast to her own
safe, idyllic childhood. But in the wake of her mother's
sudden death, Angie makes a life-altering discovery. Hidden among the mementos in her parents' attic is a
photograph of a little girl, with a code and a hand-written
message on the back: "May God forgive me." Angie has no idea what it means or how to explain other
questionable items among her mother's possessions. Her
father claims to know nothing. Could Angie have a sister or
other relative she was never told about? Bryce Taggart, the
US Marshal working with her agency, agrees to help Angie
learn the fate of the girl in the photograph. But the lies
she and Bryce unearth will bring her past and present
together with terrifying force. And everything she cherishes will be threatened by the
repercussions of one long-ago choice--and an enemy who will
kill to keep a secret hidden forever.
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