Hancock Boys

The Hancock Boys (Originally Published by Bantam Books March 2000) The Hancock Boys is a wild ride, a uniquely terrifying thriller that breaks all ten of the Ten Commandments... with a vengeance. The Hancock Boys embraces the Seven Deadly Sins... with gusto. Come and meet The Hancock Boys. John and Will. Identical twins. Indistinguishable in every way. Right down to the Life they lead. And the Wife they share. Not since Cain and Abel have there been two brothers like John and Will Hancock. Thomas William Simpson, the author of such diverse titles as The Caretaker, Full Moon Over America, The Passage, and The Affair, has written a captivating tale of revenge, brotherly love, fame, fortune, and marital intrigue. So what would happen if two identical twin brothers decided to share a career, a wife, a family, a life? What might such a decision mean? Where might it lead them? And what might be the consequences? Well, this is precisely what the Hancock brothers of Boston, Massachusetts have done. And now they take turns playing the role of the perfect husband, father, and bestselling author while the other brother gallivants around the globe living out his wildest fantasies. It seems like the perfect setup. The best of all possible worlds. But it can't last. Can it? What will happen if one of them pushes the game too far? What if there is someone out there who knows their secret? And perhaps most terrifying of all, what if one of the brothers thinks the other brother is teetering on the brink of a breakdown, on the edge of madness? The Hancock brothers both begin to sense the gig is almost up, their insane game very nearly over. And so they both have plans to protect their marriage, their skyrocketing career, the perfect life they lead. Any residual trust now shattered, the brothers realize they must become one. But which brother will make the ultimate sacrifice? The Hancock Boys-two brothers playing the definitive cat and mouse game. One must die so the other may live.