Book thing stolen from Sfumato
From The Corner of His Eye by Dean Koontz. It's a beautiful, honest, optimistic look at how our lives are all intertwined and affect others we will never know. It's suspenseful and riveting. There's a bit of sci-fi thrown in as well, since it's Koontz, but it's extremely well-rounded and I would recommend it to my mom, my best friend, my sisters, and anyone. It's tied for my favorite book ever with The Count of Monte Cristo-- which is coincidentally similar in many ways. But you would have to read them to find out how.