Publisher's summary:
No one wants me to tell you about the disappearance of Sloane Sullivan.
Not the lawyers or the cops. Not her friends or family. Not even the boy who loved her more than anyone. And most certainly not the United States Marshals Service. You know, the people who run the witness protection program or, as it's officially called, the Witness Security Program? Yeah, the WITSEC folks definitely don't want me talking to you.
But I don't care. I have to tell someone.
If I don't, you’ll never know how completely wrong things can go. How a single decision can change everything. How, when it really comes down to it, you can't trust anyone. Not even yourself. You have to understand, so it won't happen to you next. Because you never know when the person sitting next to you isn't who they claim to be... and because there are worse things than disappearing.
Sloane Sullivan lives with Mark Sullivan, who isn't a relative at all, but he's been her constant companion for the last six years. Sloane and her father were forced to go into the Witness Security Program after they witnessed a murder by mobsters. Mark is the U.S. Marshall who was assigned to them. After Sloane's father committed suicide, Mark felt compelled to watch over Sloane firsthand.
Due to the continuing threats, Sloane and Mark have been forced to flee and change their names many times. Sloane is now partway through her senior year in high school and has just arrived at her latest school. She is desperate to make it to graduation so that she can be free of WITSEC, keep her current identity, and head off to college.
Sloane is shocked to find that she knows a student at her new school. Jason was Sloane's best friend in childhood. Sloane must decide whether to tell Mark the truth or keep Jason's presence a secret while hoping that Jason doesn't recognize her.
This book has several plot twists. I guessed one of them very early in the story. If you're knowledgeable about certain things, then you'll pick up on it, too. Other twists took me quite by surprise.
This book starts out very suspenseful, and then it slows down. For the longest time, the story focuses on Sloane's relationships with her three new friends. That part goes on and on way longer than it should. I would grade that part of the book as just overall good with some parts of it very good.
After that lengthy stretch, the story ramps up going into the climax. The last one-third of the book is outstanding. Just really, really good. The book ends with a very satisfying conclusion. If you decide to read this book, you won't be disappointed by the ending. It's always good to know that.
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