The Double Bind Author:Christopher A. Bohjalian While mountain biking on the back roads of Vermont, college sophomore Laurel Estabrook is attacked. Although left for dead, she survives, but her life is changed forever. Six years later, Laurel still struggles with her fears as a result of the assault. She is more withdrawn, but takes a job at a homeless shelter where she meet... more »s Bobby Crocker, a man with a history of mental illness and a box of photographs he won't let anyone see. When Bobby dies, Laurel sorts through the box and is amazed to find that Bobby had once been a successful celebrity photographer. Her fascination with his former life begins to merge into obsession, especially when, hidden in his collection, she finds a photograph of a girl on a bike, on a lonely Vermont back road -- a picture Laurel believes is her, taken six years ago, only moments before the attack...« less
Although very dry, the writing style was brilliant. The story line started losing my interest after a few chapters but I never allowed myself to quit reading and the ending made the entire book worthwhile.