Goodreads asked T.C. Clover:

What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

T.C. Clover Thanks for submitting this question. During my early twenties, my brother had an incident where he was depressed and in great danger. He had left a voice message saying goodbye to everyone, and you could hear how distraught he was throughout the recording. This was a time when I didn't have a car and was riding the train to work. So, a lady friend of his had called me and asked where he might have gone. This was the situation that brought about a great mystery. If he was in that much pain, then he could have gone to: the west desert, the mountains where we grew up, his favorite hiking trails 100 miles out of town, or even a desolate stretch of road.

In order to find him, I recalled that he was a romantic person, so I felt that he would like to watch his last sunset. Therefore, I told his friend to drive us to the mountains where we grew up hiking and having picnics. We drove up the canyons and the sun was going down, but she spotted his car on the way up - just a few yards away from the road. He had decided to park about 1/4 mile lower than I had guessed. Fortunately, we found him and were able to get him to come back home and move on with life.

I'm proud to report that he's doing very well and it was fortunate that we chose the right spot. I don't discount the luck with which we were blessed that day. But it is a lesson for many people - make sure that you know your loved ones very well because small details about their character can make the difference in a life or death situation. I offer my condolences to those who weren't as fortunate as I in the same situation, and mean no disrespect to their memories in giving my advice.

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