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Why when he went to his old house didn't his wife and daughter recognise him?

Ian Allan It is confusing. There is never any explanation of why our guy would have the birth certificate of this man, Maclean. And it seems odd to me that that…moreIt is confusing. There is never any explanation of why our guy would have the birth certificate of this man, Maclean. And it seems odd to me that that he also died at the same time and has the same family makeup -- a high-school aged daughter. The daughter apparently looks enough like our hero's daughter to spark him to remember her name and to be able to pick her out of the three girls, thinking she's his daughter. When I read the book, I believed that the girl who was put off by him was Karen. A weak spot of the book, in my opinion.(less)

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That confused me to , because it was Karen that he saw the day he went to Edinburgh to search out his identity , he did not see Neals wife ? So Still confused !

Mary Smith He went to the MacLean house, not his own as he has no idea he is not MacLean. There is a girl there, a teenage girl. He has just remembered his daugh…moreHe went to the MacLean house, not his own as he has no idea he is not MacLean. There is a girl there, a teenage girl. He has just remembered his daughter's name is Karen; but he doesn't really recognize the girl he sees as Karen. He assumes. But the girl is not Karen. She is MacLean's daughter whose name is never revealed in the book. I'm pretty sure.(less)

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What was the point of Simon Carr taking Karen to Sam's place and knocking her out there rather than at his own place? And why was he still at his own place anyway after he tried to kill Tom and failed?

Ann Winacott I agree. It didn't make sense to me that after killing Sam and attempting to kill Neal (Tom), that Billy would be back at his own hives/home. And why …moreI agree. It didn't make sense to me that after killing Sam and attempting to kill Neal (Tom), that Billy would be back at his own hives/home. And why did Billy take Karen to look for Sam when he knew he was already dead? (less)

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Alison Stewart When reading the book - I thought it was Neal Maclean's family he went to see not his own. As Neal was a person known to Tom it would be an easy perso…moreWhen reading the book - I thought it was Neal Maclean's family he went to see not his own. As Neal was a person known to Tom it would be an easy persona to take on.
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Was Karen’s Godfather (Chris) intentionally killed by the evil Institute or was it an unplanned traffic accident?

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