Don't Go

Don't Go by Lisa Scottoline

We all gravitate to authors we enjoy reading.  Lisa Scottoline is one of mine.  Her  latest book, Don't Go, will not disappoint her fans.

Dr. Mike Scanlon is an army doctor serving in Afghanistan.  At home is wife, Chloe, and Emily, the daughter he has never met.  When an odd, mysterious household accident claims Chole's life, Mike returns home for her burial to find his life in chaos.  A once-thriving medical practice is in jeopardy, Emily is a stranger to him and there seems to be no reasonable explanation for Chloe's death.  His late wife's shocking secrets threaten to shatter the perfect life he thought he once had.

When Mike returns home for good with a life-changing, horrific injury, he finds comfort in the fact that Chole's sister, Danielle, and her husband, Bob, have  bonded with Emily.  Unable to have children of their own, they  have  made a stable home for her.  Soon, however, feelings of despair and overwhelming grief cause Mike to make a series of bad choices, and his life spirals out of control.  An arrest for assault finds him in legal trouble.  The career he so dearly loves seems to be slipping away.  He may lose custody of the person dearest to him.  When one of Chloe's best friends, Sara, is found murdered, Mike realizes Chloe's death may not have been an accident after all.  And so begins Mike's search for the truth.

I think you will find yourself reading just one more chapter, even thought you may not have the time.  It is an emotional page-turner.  One I hope you will enjoy.