Parallel Lies is a riveting tale about a grieving widower bent on sabotaging the railroad company responsible for the deaths of his wife and children. Packed with action, laced with romance, brimming with heart-stopping suspense, and marked by the intelligence and humanity that make Pearson's novels stand apart from others in the genre, Parallel Lies will give reviewers and readers yet another reason to hail him as "the best damn thriller writer on the planet" (Booklist).