Pippa Haywood

"Animals have shaped our minds, our lives, our land, and our civilization. Humanity would not have gotten very far without them--making use of their labor for transportation, agriculture, and pollination; their protection from predators; and their bodies for food and to make clothing, music, and art. And over the last two centuries, humans have made unprecedented advances in science, technology, behavior, and beliefs. Yet how is it that we continue...

A gay couple, one a musician, the other a novelist, embark on a road trip as dementia starts to take hold of one of them.

Ellie is horrified to learn that her husband Greg was killed in a terrible car accident. Even more awful, he was not alone and his female passenger was also killed. A tormented Ellie begins to question who the mystery woman was and whether Greg was having a secret affair. Drowning in grief, Ellie borrows her best friend's identity to infiltrate the mystery woman's workplace and leaves no rock unturned to find out the truth even if it puts her own...