The release date for the English version of 'The Pact' by
Jodi Picoult is Aug 2006. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
The Hartes and the Golds have been living next door to each other for eighteen years. They have shared everything, including carpool duty, Chinese cuisine, and chicken pox; they have become so close that it seems like they have always been there. It's not surprising that Chris and Emily's relationship in high school develops into anything more as parents and kids have always been the greatest of friends. Since the day they were born, they have been soul mates.
As a result, nobody is prepared for the horrifying news when hospital calls at midnight arrive: Emily, who was seventeen, has died from a gunshot wound to the head. Chris claims to authorities that he meant to use the one unspent bullet in the revolver he grabbed from his father's cabinet for himself. However, the suicide pact that Chris has revealed raises questions in the mind of a local investigator.