El final de la història

‘Three months from now, I'll be dead. Come tell my story.’

This haunting invitation comes from Sebastian Trapp, a celebrated mystery novelist, to Nicky Hunter, the professor and expert critic of his work with whom he maintains some correspondence. From the author's mansion in San Francisco, Nicky embarks on unravelling Trapp's life story under the watchful eyes of his enigmatic wife, Diana, his nephew Freddy, and Madeleine, his overprotective daughter. Soon, Nicky finds herself entangled in an irresistible real-life detective case.

‘You and I will still unravel an old mystery or two.’

Sebastian Trapp's first wife and teenage son vanished on New Year's Eve 1999 and were never heard from again; the case remains unsolved. Was it Trapp, the master of mystery, who executed the perfect crime? And why, two decades later, has he chosen to abandon his reclusive life and allow a stranger to delve into his past?

‘Life is tough. Ultimately, it kills you.’

As Nicky delves deeper into Sebastian's life, she becomes consumed by the quest for truth, while Madeleine wonders what her father knows about that fateful night.

When a body is discovered in the garden pond, they all realize that the past hasn't faded; it's been biding its time.