As posted in [http://www.amazon.com]:

*Into the Web* is the first time that I've read anything by Thomas Cook. I found him to be an alright writer.

Roy Slater, a professor of a small Californian college, returns home in Kingdom County, West Virginia after 25 years. The reason for the return is to care for his ailing father. Not only does he returns but he revisits the secret that caused him to leave in the first place...one that involved his older brother's suicide.

Within days of his return, someone is murdered. The murder brings back everyone from Roy's past, including Lila, his old flame and Lonnie, the current sheriff who is the exact replica of his father, who literally controlled the area.

Meanwhile, Roy has to deal with his dying father, who is bitter and hard to please. However, over a period of time, Roy's father reveals tidbits that finally answers some of Roy's questions.

Predictably, all of these people and their pasts/secrets bring closure to Roy and the terrible tragedy that led to his older brother's suicide.

I thought the book was alright...not quite a page-turner. I felt that Cook dragged on with revealing information from Roy's father and former love. It was like pulling teeth. Just spill the info and move on already.