After NATURAL HISTORY, I've really been looking forward to the next novel from Neil Cross - and BURIAL arrived today.
From the Blurb:
Nathan has never been able to forget the worst night of his life: the party that led to the sudden, shocking disappearance of a young woman.
Opening LInes:
The doorbell rang.
Nathan had a feeling - but he dismissed it, muted the TV and went to the door.
Nathan has never been able to forget the worst night of his life: the party that led to the sudden, shocking disappearance of a young woman. Only he and Bob, an old acquaintance, know what really happened and they have resolved to keep it that way. But one rainy night, years later, Bob appears at Nathan's door with terrifying news, and old wounds are suddenly reopened, threatening to tear Nathan's whole world apart. Because Nathan has his own secrets now. Secrets that could destroy everything he has fought to build. And maybe Bob doesn't realise just how far Nathan will go to protect them ...