Still mourning the loss of his girlfriend, bookstore employee Joe Goldberg falls for a co-worker who mysteriously vanishes, prompting a cross-country move to Los Angeles to search for her.

Joe Goldberg is no stranger to hiding bodies. In the past ten years, this thirtysomething has buried four of them, collateral damage in his quest for love. Now he's heading west to Los Angeles, the city of second chances, determined to put his past behind him. In hollywood, Joe blends in effortlessly with his fellow young upstarts. He eats guac, works in a bookstore, and flirts with a journalist neighbour. But while others seem fixated on their reflections, Joe can't stop looking over his shoulder. The problem with hidden bodies is that they don't always stay that way. They re-emerge, like dark thoughts, multiplying and threatening to destroy what Joe wants most: true love. And when he finds it in a darkened room in Solo House, he's more desparate than ever to keep his secrets buried. He doesn't want to hurt his new girlfriend-- he wants to be with her forever. But if she ever finds out what he's done, he may not have a choice . . . -- back cover.