The Perfect Plan
A Novel
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
From New York Times bestselling author Bryan Reardon comes a tense, twisting story about two brothers locked together in a dangerous game—and an unforgettable tale of a family’s dark secrets.
Liam Brennan teeters on the edge. Early one morning, he snaps, kidnapping a young woman who works for Drew Brennan, Liam’s older brother and the upstart candidate in a heated election. This sudden, vicious attack appears to be the beginning of an unthinkable spiral. But when it comes to the Brennan brothers, nothing is what it seems.
To the rest of the world, Liam is the troubled problem child who grew up to be his brother’s enforcer, while Drew has always been the perfect son and a charismatic leader who has his sights set on the governor’s mansion with his charming and beautiful wife, Patsy, by his side.
Now, as Liam tries to stay one step ahead of the authorities and his brother, every passing minute provides a deeper glimpse into the brothers’ past, long hidden behind a picture-perfect suburban veneer. With the threat of the truth surfacing, Liam and Drew are driven toward one final, desperate act...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Reardon (The Real Michael Swann) shifts between past and present in this gripping psychological thriller about two brothers, Liam and Drew Brennan, who concoct an outrageous kidnapping plot. As a boy, Drew taught younger brother Liam how to tie his shoes, as shown in the sunny prologue. The tone darkens in the main story line, in which the adult Liam kidnaps Lauren Branch, a staffer for Drew's Delaware gubernatorial campaign. Sections devoted to Liam's recollections of their childhood and adolescence gradually reveal their mother's descent into alcoholism and their father's cruelty, expressed both physically and emotionally. The intention of the kidnapping plot, as conceived by Drew, was to allow him to rescue Lauren, thus becoming a hero and propelling him to an electoral victory, but Liam has his own variation in mind and a partner that Drew knows nothing about. Liam, despite being a broken man, is still capable of surprising everyone. Through this complicated protagonist, Reardon takes readers on a memorable excursion into a struggling soul.
