A man walks out of the sea on the New England coast. He's naked, freezing cold - and he can't remember who he is. Finding an empty car a short distance away, he searches it and finds the car's papers which tell him that it's owned by a man called Daniel Hayes, and there's an address on the other side of the country. Pawning the expensive watch he also finds in the car, he uses the funds to drive across the continent. As he travels, he's plagued with flashbacks and bits of memory begin to emerge. He's drawn by a woman's face, seen on the TV of a motel where he spends a night, but which seems to mean something much more.
Slowly, as events progress, the man's memory begins to give up its secrets and he finds himself living a nightmare when he discovers that he is, indeed, Daniel Hayes and that he is the prime suspect in his wife's murder. As he traces people he knows, and tries to solve the crime, friends are threatened and killed by an unknown and unseen assailant. Daniel must find out why, and trap the killer, before he can begin his life again.
Like all good mysteries, there's a twist at the end, just to keep the reader guessing at what might happen after Daniel believes himself to be free.
This is quite a clever story, tightly written with frequent unexpected turns. For readers of mysteries and thrillers this is a good choice.
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