<div>The New York Times Bestseller <br><br>A New York Times Notable Book<br><br>Carolyn and Ben Reiser moved to Hyland, New Hampshire with their two children for the comforts of rural life. But when the local police chief comes looking for their seventeen-year-old son Jacob to question him about the brutal murder of his girlfriend, the Reisers' lives begin to unravel. <br><br>A compelling story that will capture you in the opening scene and hold you through its shocking conclusion, <i>Before and After</i> is a stunning novel that pits parent against parent, brother against sister, family against community, blood loyalty against law-as "deep questions of loyalty, honesty, and love are forced to the surface in this psychologically riveting tale." (<i>Library Journal</i>)<br></div>