Identical twins ... the idea alone stirs unique thoughts of something special because identical twins are exceptional in this complicated world of ours. Originally designated to be one person, the original cell splits and two separate, but identical human beings are the result. Although identical in appearances, but not necessarily identical in their mind, heart and soul. Certainly nature vs. nurturing comes into play, but really, deep down, how alike are they? Although the initial setting for this story is the Catskill Mountains in New York, Ligotti takes you to cities in Texas and Louisiana and then returns you to where it all began, a horse farm in upstate New York. This the third novel of the Deception Trilogy, begins some eighteen years after incredible deception on the battle field in Afghanistan, and thirteen years after the identity trial in Baton Rouge Louisiana. The years have been peaceful for the remaining twin, but still and at times, he is uneasy with thoughts that somehow it will all go wrong again as it has in the past. Brock and Jennifer's children are now all adults. Jonathan is married and has children of his own, Gabbie is engaged and Julie is in college. Everything seems perfect ... the only person who knows the truth about him ... besides his mother and his wife ... is in prison for life. So there is nothing to worry about ... right? But God laughs when you tell him your plans are for the future. This suspense thriller will excite you as deceptions come from many different directions.
About the Author: Gene Ligotti was educated at Adelphi University on Long island and received his doctorate from New York University. Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis prevented him from continuing his successful thirty year practice of dentistry in Huntington, New York. After he retired, Ligotti began writing as just something to do, but it soon became a driving force. He is an American Revolutionary buff, has given lectures about the impact the Revolution had on Long island, and he has written three novels about interesting characters of the American Revolution. Ligotti is also the author of the much applauded, Time Never Heals, the biography of Dr. Frank Lunati, the first battalion surgeon in Vietnam who is a dear friend from his college days. Ligotti soon began writing suspense thrillers which has become his special passion and each suspense thriller has a love story as a sub plot. Before writing novels, he was a free-lance writer and he wrote a monthly column for the Guide Magazine about the history of the villages in the Catskill Mountains and the romantic Hudson River. His widely praised articles on dentistry have been printed in various dental Journals. Writing Christmas stories for his grandchildren when they were young brought them and him much pleasure. Gene Ligotti lives in Smithtown, New York with his wife, Corbina, where they can be near their children and grandchildren.