Dave Galloway lives alone with his son Ben in Everton, a small town in the northeastern United States, where Dave runs a small watchmaking shop. It is a quiet and orderly life. Too quiet and orderly? Dave is like some patients who are so afraid of a crisis breaking out that they live on a low flame, moving cautiously and speaking in a hushed voice. But did he have any other choice, being completely on his own with his son after his wife suddenly disappeared from his life? One day, Ben is gone too. Soon, Dave learns that his son didn't run away alone, but with his girlfriend Lillian. The two are suspected of a terrible crime and are being chased by the police across America. Gradually, Dave begins to understand his son and confronts the demons of the past. Simenon's quintessential American road novel and a.