Obscure mystery book

[evah]

Hi everyone. I read a book back in high school that was really interesting but for the life of my I can only remember a few details, so I’m hoping someone can help me out.

One of the details is that the main character had an old leg injury from a car crash he was in that killed his father. It’s later implied that the car crash was his fathers suicide.

The other detail is that he goes on these morning jogs with his girlfriend and at one point says something along the lines of, “I was always trying to keep up to her and she was always trying to stay one step ahead.

The way I remember it is that it was a mystery book but that’s it.

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[hallan]

Almost a year later, but I think I'm reading this right now. It has a father/son suicide crash, son broke his leg. He jogs with his girlfriend and there was a very similar line to her being one step ahead. It's about Princeton seniors writing a thesis on an old manuscript written in code.

The Rule of Four - Ian Caldwell & Dustin Thomason.