Long Lost

Long Lost by David Morrell. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780747266969.

Brad Dennings brother Petey is long lost. Frozen in time as a skinny nine-year-old bicycling away from his uncaring older brother, Petey haunts Brads consciousness. To this day, within his prosperous life, Brad knows with certainty that he was responsible for the boys disappearance. He knows how much his mother and father suffered and that nothing can ever bring Petey back - until a stranger walks into Brads life. Suddently Brad is confronted by a man who claims to be his brother and whose tale is one of wandering, pain, and survival. As Brad gradually puts aside his suspicions, Petey makes himself at home in Brads life. Then everything is shattered. Petey again disappears. Only this time, hes taken Brads wife and child with him.