We Begin at the End

　　空降紐約時報暢銷冠軍
　　「精彩動人的一本小說，拳拳重擊讀者的心，闔上書仍令人回味無窮。」—《最好的妳》作者Kristin Hannah
 
　　在正義與違法之間，他們設法生存。
 
　　13歲的Duchess自從發現曾曾祖父是搶匪之後，便一直以「搶匪後代」的身分為榮，她全心照顧弟弟羅賓，也得照顧酗酒的母親Star。多年前她的妹妹遭到殺害之後，Star從此一蹶不振，被鎮上視為笑話。只有年輕時的玩伴沃克，依舊費心地關注這一家子。
 
　　身為當地警察局長的沃克，一輩子沒離開過鎮上。年輕時鎮上的兇殺案轟動一時，憑著他的證詞，好友文生被判入獄服刑30年。現在，文生出獄在即，一場風暴即將朝著沃克和Duchess而來…
 

　　An Instant New York Times Bestseller

　　“A vibrant, engrossing, unputdownable thriller that packs a serious emotional punch. One of those rare books that surprise you along the way and then linger in your mind long after you have finished it.”
—Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds

　　Right. Wrong. Life is lived somewhere in between.

　　Duchess Day Radley is a thirteen-year-old self-proclaimed outlaw. Rules are for other people. She is the fierce protector of her five-year-old brother, Robin, and the parent to her mother, Star, a single mom incapable of taking care of herself, let alone her two kids.
　
　　Walk has never left the coastal California town where he and Star grew up. He may have become the chief of police, but he’s still trying to heal the old wound of having given the testimony that sent his best friend, Vincent King, to prison decades before. And he's in overdrive protecting Duchess and her brother.

　　Now, thirty years later, Vincent is being released. And Duchess and Walk must face the trouble that comes with his return. We Begin at the End is an extraordinary novel about two kinds of families—the ones we are born into and the ones we create.

Chris Whitaker lives in the United Kingdom with his wife and two young sons. When not writing he works part-time at a local library, where he gets to surround himself with books. Follow Chris on Twitter @WhittyAuthor.