An unsettling neighbor. A locked-room abduction. Chemical traces that reveal a terrifying truth.Eighteen years after her sister vanished from Smith Mountain Lake, Claire has closed dozens of cases but never silenced her own ache.
When nine-year-old Emma Jones is taken from her family home in quiet Harwick Falls, Claire finds hints of her past.
Each clue draws Claire closer to a suspect… who hides childhood scars and chilling intent.
In a race against time, secrets unravel, yielding answers too close to home.
As the truth emerges, Claire must face everything she’s feared: obsession, betrayal, and the haunting possibility that her biggest case was always waiting.
Monsters don't always look like monsters. Sometimes they live next door, and children vanish without a sound.
Genre: Mystery
When nine-year-old Emma Jones is taken from her family home in quiet Harwick Falls, Claire finds hints of her past.
Each clue draws Claire closer to a suspect… who hides childhood scars and chilling intent.
In a race against time, secrets unravel, yielding answers too close to home.
As the truth emerges, Claire must face everything she’s feared: obsession, betrayal, and the haunting possibility that her biggest case was always waiting.
Monsters don't always look like monsters. Sometimes they live next door, and children vanish without a sound.
Genre: Mystery
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