Jennifer's husband goes to the corner shop one evening in the rain and never comes home. She creates a new life for herself, then one day, 18 years later, her husband turns up not far from their home, a hit and run victim, but he still looks the same age as when she last saw him and still wearing the same clothes. The police are baffled. Then another body is discovered, again missing for 18 years, but this time the victim has been garrotted. An incredible set of circumstances begin. 
 It becomes obvious why the bodies have not aged, but as to the motive and who is behind it keeps the reader guessing to the end. 
 An intriguing story, well written, with believable characters.