From the author of the Noah Greene mystery series, praised by Kirkus Reviews as, "An involving installment of an offbeat detective’s journey toward redemption," comes an engrossing thriller exploring small-town paranoia and the depths of human depravity, with a twist ending that readers will never see coming.
Where is little Cyndi Luchak ... and who took her?
Five-year-old Cyndi Luchak has vanished from her mother’s home in the small town of Bergsburg, Ohio. Rick Ross, an ambitious detective eager to leave Bergsburg in his rearview mirror, is determined to prove that Paul Schneider, a former schoolteacher with a troubled past, is responsible for the kidnapping, even if it means breaking the law he’s sworn to uphold. But there is another potential suspect, one willing to do anything—including murder—to protect his own dark secrets. With time running out on finding Cyndi alive, only one of these men will survive a final violent confrontation.
"The twists and turns will delight many readers ... Riveting and unsettling." - Kirkus Reviews