A very compelling novel, the plot in Finding Jake centers around a 17 year- old high school boy, Jake Connolly, who is missing after a horrific shooting at the high school that he attends. He is believed to be an accomplice to the shooter, Doug Martin-Klein, a friend of Jake’s, who commits suicide after the shootings. Told in first person through the eyes of Jake’s dad, Simon, the novel alternates between the present and the past. It is fast-paced, and will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. Along the way, the story explores the joys and regrets of being a parent, and I would recommend for adult readers who like the realistic fiction and suspense genres.