When investigator Tessa Leoni arrives at the crime scene in the Denbes' home, she finds scuff marks on the floor and Taser confetti in the foyer. The family appears to have been abducted, with only a pile of their most personal possessions remaining behind. No witnesses, no ransom demands, no motive. Just an entire family, vanished without a trace. Who would want to kidnap such a perfect little family? And how far would such a person be willing to...

"Brian Darby lies dead on the kitchen floor. His wife, state police trooper Tessa Leoni, claims to have shot him in self-defense, and bears the bruises to back up her tale. For veteran detective D. D. Warren it should be an open-and-shut case. But where is their six-year-old daughter? As the homicide investigation ratchets into a frantic statewide search for a missing child, D. D. Warren must partner with former lover Bobby Dodge to break through...

Brian Darby leży martwy na kuchennej podłodze. Jego żona, funkcjonariuszka policji stanowej, Tessa Leoni, twierdzi, że zastrzeliła go w obronie własnej, a sińce na jej ciele przemawiają za tym, że mówi prawdę. Dla doświadczonej detektyw D.D. Warren powinna to być banalna sprawa. Tylko gdzie się podziała ich sześcioletnia córeczka? Śledztwo nabiera rozmachu, przeobrażając się w gorączkowe i szeroko zakrojone poszukiwania zaginionego...

When Justin and Libby Denbe, along with their beautiful 15-year-old daughter, disappear, investigator Tessa Leoni must race against time to expose the Denbes' darkest secrets to discover who would want to kidnap such a perfect little family and just how far they are willing to go.