What Remains of Her by Eric Rickstad
Jonah comes home from work one day and his wife and daughter aren't home. He really doesn't think too much of it at first, but after several hours he knows that something is wrong. He calls his friend Maurice, who happens to be the sheriff. But Jonah lies about a couple of things like where he slept last night and the fight Rebecca and Jonah had.
Lucinda confesses to her dad after she finds him crying in the basement (Maurice the sheriff) that Sally had told her a secret about the man who follows her and that maybe Sally was at their secret place. Jonah feels like his whole world is falling apart. Everyone is looking at him like he did something too them, but Jonah just wants them to come home.
As time passes and no bodies are found life slowly moves on for everyone but Jonah. He ends up leaving the school because he can't focus and he still feels like everyone believes that he killed them. He loses everything and becomes a hermit up on the mountain. Until one day a young girl that looks just like Sally disappears...
I have to say I am not always a fan of the unreliable narrator, sometimes it enhances the story other times it makes it really confusing. This one kind of rode the line between the two. However, I felt bad for Jonah he had a rough childhood, his marriage seemed troubled, and then his wife and daughter disappeared. 25 years later to the day he more than a little crazy and a hermit.
That being said I like how Eric wove the past and the present together and brought the story full circle. Lucinda remembered her promise to never forget and actually solved the story and brought justice to her friend and did it despite the cost. I have to say that I didn't honestly suspect a thing until the reveal and I didn't see the double twist coming at all. I think my mouth literally dropped open.
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