The Reluctant

"Harlan's quest snowballs into something much more complicated. There was no tired, obvious guessing ahead. I had a million hypotheses, and not a single one was correct, in the best possible way." Can you solve the mystery? Harlan Swanson was all alone-now that Claire was gone. Still, he would have been satisfied living out his years in peace, even if it meant wondering what might have been. But fate wouldn't have it. First those books came along, and then that damned inscription; "Dear Claire; If only we'd had more time." And now, a quest to find out... what? If Claire really loved him? Maybe. But murder, intrigue, and deception? Not likely. Then again, some people say the truth has a way of catching up with you, no matter how fast you run from it.