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By: James Siegel
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Read By: Gregory Harrison Publisher: Hachette Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 4.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.13 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: February 2003 Format: Abridged Audiobook ISBN:
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Every day Charles Schine rides the 8:43 to do the job he has done for over a decade in a New York advertising agency. With a wife and an ill child who depend on him, Charles is not a man who likes changes or takes risks...until he is later for his regular train, and sits down across from the woman of his dreams.

Her name is Lucinda. Like Charles, she is married. Like Charles, she takes the train every day to work in New York City. Her train is the 9:05, and tomorrow she will be on it again, and so will Charles. For there is something about Lucinda, the flash of thigh beneath her short skirt, the way every man on the train is eyeing her, something about this time of the morning that will make Charles take a chance he shouldn't take, break a vow he shouldn't break, and enter a room he should never enter.

In a matter of days, a flirtation turns to a passion, and Charles and Lucinda are drawn into the dark side of the American Dream. In a matter of weeks, Charles's life is in shambles. A man is dead. A small fortune is stolen. Charles's home is violated and everything violently spirals out of control.

But Charles is about to discover that once you leave the straight and narrow, getting back on track is the most perilous journey of all. And for Charles, that journey - of lies, terror, and deception - has just begun.

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"Some books are so good that you can't put them down. But some books are soooo good that you can't continue reading them because you don't want to know what's going to happen next. This one falls in the second category! Brilliant first novel!"

— Miss (4 out of 5 stars)

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  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Very Good; a good man has one time affair, then gets caught up in blackmail, murder, and more "

    — Joe, 2/17/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Much better than the movie. "

    — Kelly, 2/4/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " The movie was horrible--the book, I couldn't put down. Great writing style. Awesome, unexpected story--unless you saw the Jennifer Aniston-Clive Owen flick, then you expect it. Great book--top five favorite books. "

    — Kelly, 1/26/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Great book. When I heard about the movie I could not imagine them doing it as well as this book. "

    — Suesaroo, 1/19/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Lee Child's blurb for this book says it is "literally impossible to put down"; I did not find this to be the case, having no trouble detaching it from my hand. But I did read it in three or four sittings, which for me is pretty absorbed. It snares you very competently with a tale of a married man, a decent fellow under stress, who in a moment of weakness is drawn into an affair with a beautiful stranger. Bad things ensue and he's off down the slippery slope to mayhem and murder. Very well executed, for me it suffers only from an out-of-left-field deus ex machina sort of plot twist which had me rolling my eyes-- but I finished it. Bottom line, a pretty good read. "

    — Sam, 1/18/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " This book is much better than the movie - I definitely suggest that you read this first then see the movie. The end is entirely different for one. "

    — Summer, 1/5/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I could not put this book down. It was pretty intense and violent . The movie was terrible though. If you like suspense , you have to read this "

    — Elena, 1/1/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I'm always the last to figure out the plot twists... "

    — Amber, 11/26/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " What an amazing page turner! I finished this book in less than 12 hours. "

    — Angie, 11/25/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Very quick read. Could not put it down. "

    — Tamara, 11/4/2013
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Charles is as bad as Dr Frankenstein, dithering and moaning. Plenty of shock scenes, but ultimately little substance. Okay, changing from three to two stars. "

    — Debby, 6/5/2013
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " CREEPY! It also became a movie with Jennifer Aniston that I could not bring myself to see, due to one very graphic & disturbing rape scene, which I hope Hollywood had the good sense to gloss over.... "

    — Mary, 5/23/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " I loved the twist in this book! "

    — Jessica, 10/9/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " This book was definitely better than the movie, but it wasn't one of the best I have ever read "

    — Erin, 9/17/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Fast-paced with LOTS of twists! Kept me on the edge of my seat! "

    — Sandy, 7/20/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " One of the best true "beach reads" ever. Too bad the movie was not as good. "

    — Courtney, 4/28/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Book Club pick. Excellent. I read this in under a week, despite being busy. Good pace and interesting story. "

    — KatMcD, 3/6/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Full of suspense. Good book...not so good movie. "

    — Michelle, 9/28/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " An interesting thriller, as far as the genre goes. "

    — Tom, 9/8/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I loved this book! It was really suspenseful and well-written. I had a hard time putting it down. James Siegel is now one of my favorite authors. "

    — Katy, 5/17/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I really loved this book when it first came out, but when I reread it a couple of months ago I could not get into it. The second time around, I found I no longer had any sympathy for the protagonist. It is suspenseful, but there are some very graphic scenes. "

    — Sarah, 4/19/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " I think I recommended this book to every person I saw after reading it and every one who read it loved it too. "

    — Mmlinder1, 3/31/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Great read, you won't want to put it down. "

    — Diana, 3/10/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " a bit boring at some parts in prison. twisted end "

    — Lerissa, 10/11/2010
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " This book kept me up late a couple of nights. Lots of twists and turns and surprises. "

    — Jeff, 9/28/2010
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Book Club pick. Excellent. I read this in under a week, despite being busy. Good pace and interesting story. "

    — KatMcD, 9/12/2010
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Quite a thriller, this was tough to put down and the story twists kept me in suspense. Lots of violence in this one though. "

    — Susan, 7/11/2010
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " This was a very good book. I liked this book by James Siegel. The plot was good also. Mystery fans will enjoy this book. J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'" "

    — J., 6/20/2010
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Read it in a day. And for someone who's got five, six, seven books going at any time because she can't stay interested in one story, that's saying something. And it was the perfect rainy day for doing it! "

    — Djclare17gmail.com, 5/11/2010
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Crazy suspenseful and full of insane twists, I had to finish this one in literally one sitting! "

    — Crystal, 5/11/2010
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Good read but a disturbing story "

    — Samantha, 5/2/2010
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Page turning thriller - great. Was a quarter way through it when realised that the film with Jennifer Aniston was based on it. "

    — Anthony, 2/12/2010
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Read this a while ago. It was entertaining, and the movie stuck close, but I think this went farther than the movie did. Pretty good read. "

    — Mickey, 1/22/2010

About James Siegel

James Siegel is vice chairman, senior executive creative director and member of the Board of Directors of BBDO New York and is one of the agency's top creative talents. His work includes such accounts as Visa, Frito-Lay, Charles Schwab, Office Depot, and Pepsi Twist, where his contributions have played a significant role in enhancing the agency’s creative reputation. He is also the author of numerous bestselling thrillers, including Deceit, Detour, Epitaph, and Derailed, which was made into a movie starring Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston. Siegel holds a BA from the City University of New York and lives on Long Island.