What Remains by Wendy Walker

 


Synopsis: 

She saved his life. Now he‘ll never let her go.


Detective Elise Sutton is drawn to cold cases. Each crime is a puzzle to solve, pulled from the past. Elise looks for cracks in the surface and has become an expert on how murderers slip up and give themselves away. She has dedicated her life to creating a sense of order, at work with her ex-marine partner; at home with her husband and two young daughters; and within, battling her own demons. Elise has everything under control, until one afternoon, when she walks into a department store and is forced to make a terrible choice: to save one life, she will have to take another.


Elise is hailed as a hero, but she doesn’t feel like one. Steeped in guilt, and on a leave of absence from work, she’s numb, even to her husband and daughters, until she connects with Wade Austin, the tall man whose life she saved. But Elise soon realizes that he isn’t who he says he is. In fact, Wade Austin isn’t even his real name. The tall man is a ghost, one who will set off a terrifying game of cat and mouse, threatening Elise and the people she loves most.


Discussion Questions: 


  1. What is the significance of the title? Did you find it meaningful, why or why not?
  2. Would you have given the book a different title? If yes, what would your title be?
  3. What were the main themes of the book? How were those themes brought to life?
  4. Were there any quotes (or passages) that stood out to you? Why?
  5. What did you like most about the book? What did you like the least?
  6. How did the book make you feel? What emotions did it evoke?
  7. Have you read any other books by this author? How would you compare them to this selection?
  8. What do you think the author’s goal was in writing this book? What ideas were they trying to illustrate? What message were they trying to send?
  9. What did you learn from this book?
  10. Which character did you most relate to and why?
  11. Who was your favorite character? Why?
  12. Which character or moment prompted the strongest emotional reaction for you? Why?
  13. What motivates the actions of each of the characters in the book?


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