Matt is a good guy, will always help a friend in need. While on his way to a very important business meeting he encounters a girl lying on the side of the road. The good Samaritan that he is cannot proceed without attending to her needs, He takes her to hospital to be cared for and then continues on his way. Her name is Rachel. She makes some incredible claims about her father killing her mother and later is discovered to have embellished some what. Although Matt did nothing ut show kindness to Rachel by taking her to hospital she makes false accusations against him and he finds himself in trouble with the law. While this story did take a while to get into it did improve considerably and I was very eager to read on and discover what was true and what wasn't . It was an entertaining read. I give it 3 stars.

Matt Langdon is on his way to an important business meeting when he finds a girl lying injured in the road. His toys with his conscience business vs looking after the girl. Being a good Samaritan he drops the girl off at the hospital and continues his journey to work vowing to come back to check on her later.

Matt's meeting does not go to plan, he's unsure why and cannot put his finger on it, however he suspects it might to connected with what happened this morning, especially when the girl is questioned by police she asks for Matt via name.

The girl in the road Rachel claims her Dad killed her mother and asks for Matt's help, suddenly a full on investigation with no evidence is under way, however when it is found out that Rachel is bending the truth and manipulating, is it really what it seems?

A great and interesting, which had me wondering what would happened next. The story line was mixed up in a way that it had my full attention wondering if Duncan really did kill Rachel mother..Normally I can guess and have an inkling of who did what but with this book I didn't ; which is a good thing as I like a book that keeps me on my toes.

The Past Never Dies by Laura Elvebak. BooksGoSocial, 2017.

Matt is a runner, a father with a son away at university, and a geophysicist with a business partner and two oil wells that need immediate, external investment. He is prepared to close a big deal at an early breakfast meeting when en route he sees an unknown, injured young woman on the side of the road and stops to take her to the hospital. The deal unravels when he arrives for the meeting unforgivably late, disheveled and distracted.

As his life spirals out of control, Matt’s stress is palpable. Police are treating him as a criminal; his distressed son moves home, the young woman moves into his house and there is a stranger skulking around outside their home.

Matt seeks help from Lillian, his attorney’s investigator, they start digging into the cause, and the hectic pace continues with things getting worse before they get better.

This book is well written; we identify and sympathize with Matt. It is easy, pleasant reading, but is more like a description of something that actually happened than a polished mystery written to a formula proven to sell such books. It uses the unexpected to grab reader’s attention and it had mine from the beginning. There is a romance, but it isn’t Matt and Lillian. There is a new relationship for Matt, but it isn’t a romance. His ex wife is not so terrible while his long-lost love turns out to be far from perfect.

I enjoyed reading The Past Never Dies and I recommend it.
Disclosure: I received a review copy of The Past Never Dies free via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

the past never Dies by Louise Elvebak.
Matt is on his way to a meeting when he sees a girl lying in the road. what will he do?
a very good read. i did struggle at the start but then i couldnt put it down. 4*.