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An extraordinary thrillergripping, haunting, and marvelously toldabout two friends growing up in a rapidly changing Boston, who must face the sins of their past in the midst of a series of brutal murders.You came back here to bury your past. . . . Thing is, you gotta kill it first.Kevin Pearcebaseball star, honor student, the pride of Brightonwas fifteen when he left town in the back of his uncles cab. He and his buddy Bobby Scales had just committed heinous violence for what they thought were the best of reasons. Kevin didnt want a pass, but he was getting it anyway. Bobby would stay and face the music; Kevins future would remain bright as ever. At least that was the way things were supposed to work, except in Brighton things never work the way theyre supposed to.Twenty-six years later, Kevin is a Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist for theBoston Globe. Hes never been back to his old block, having avoided his family and, especially, Bobby Scales. Then he learns his old friend is the prime suspect in a string of local murders. Suddenly, Kevins headed hometo protect a friend and the secret they share. To report this story to the end and protect those he loves, he must face not only an elusive, slippery killer, but his own corrupted conscience.A powerhouse of a thriller,Brightonis a riveting and elegiac exploration of promises broken, debts owed, and old wrongs made right . . . no matter what the cost.