All That Is Mine I Carry With Me: A Novel

William Landay

Mar 2023 · Sold by Bantam

About this ebook

A mother vanished. A father presumed guilty. There is no proof. There are no witnesses. For the children, there is only doubt. From the bestselling author of Defending Jacob. . . .
 
“Gripping . . . a masterly piece of writing.”—The New York Times

“A wonderful, well-written novel that crackles with suspense.”—Stephen King

A BOOKREPORTER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

One afternoon in November 1975, ten-year-old Miranda Larkin comes home from school to find her house eerily quiet. Her mother is missing. Nothing else is out of place. There is no sign of struggle. Her mom’s pocketbook remains in the front hall, in its usual spot.
 
So begins a mystery that will span a lifetime. What happened to Jane Larkin?
 
Investigators suspect Jane’s husband. A criminal defense attorney, Dan Larkin would surely be an expert in outfoxing the police.
 
But no evidence is found linking him to a crime, and the case fades from the public’s memory, a simmering, unresolved riddle. Jane’s three children—Alex, Jeff, and Miranda—are left to be raised by the man who may have murdered their mother.
 
Two decades later, the remains of Jane Larkin are found. The investigation is awakened. The children, now grown, are forced to choose sides. With their father or against him? Guilty or innocent? And what happens if they are wrong?
 
A tale about family—family secrets and vengeance, but also family love—All That Is Mine I Carry With Me masterfully grapples with a primal question: When does loyalty reach its limit?

Ratings and reviews

the novel cold have ended without the last book, I was comfortable without the whodunnit. The novel is never judgmental and gives a lot of insights on some human questions. maybe the last book is important, as it guarantees to make all of its characters likable in some way. In legal terms the book deals with the question of guilt beyond any reasonable doubt versus innocence with a feather on its scale to tip to either side

Jeff Larkin and Phillip Solomon met when they were in seventh grade. The two almost 13-year-olds soon became best friends. In 2015, after a several decades long hiatus, Jeff Larkin emailed Phil to meet him for a beer. Phil, an author, was in a bit of a writer’s slump, but when he heard the details that had emerged over the intervening years, concerning the disappearance of Jeff’s mother, Jane Larkin, he became intrigued with the idea of writing her story.

WOW, just WOW! Loved this book. I could not put it down. Just read it, you'll see what I mean

About the author

William Landay is the author of three previous novels: Defending Jacob, which won the Strand Critics Award for best novel; The Strangler, listed as a best crime novel of the year by the Los Angeles Times, The Daily Telegraph, and others; and Mission Flats, winner of the Dagger award for best first crime novel. A former assistant district attorney, he lives in Boston.