An extraordinary thrillerāgripping, haunting, and marvelously toldāabout 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.
āYou came back here to bury your past. . . . Thing is, you gotta kill it first.ā
Kevin Pearceābaseball star, honor student, the pride of Brightonāwas fifteen when he left town in the back of his uncleās cab. He and his buddy Bobby Scales had just committed heinous violence for what they thought were the best of reasons. Kevin didnāt want a pass, but he was getting it anyway. Bobby would stay and face the music; Kevinās 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 theyāre supposed to.
Twenty-six years later, Kevin is a Pulitzer Prizeāwinning journalist for the Boston Globe. Heās 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, Kevinās headed homeāto 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, Brighton is a riveting and elegiac exploration of promises broken, debts owed, and old wrongs made right . . . no matter what the cost.