Frankie Elkin usually prefers her cases cold. Until she finds herself in the broiling streets of Tucson, Arizona, where an Afghan refugee has been missing for three weeks.

'Pitch-perfect. A thought provoking tale that lingers with you in ways both small and profound' David Baldacci

'A triumph of storytelling. Both a heart-pounding thriller and a deeply intimate look at a family in crisis. Timely and completely gripping' Louise Penny

'A rollercoaster ride of a read with its cliff-hanging suspense, twists and turns, and steep emotional plunges. Buckle up.' Sandra Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Blood Moon

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The woman she is looking for, Sabera Ahmadi, is a wife and young mother, haunted by war, scarred by her past.

The police and Sabera’s husband seem indifferent to her disappearance.

But Frankie knows trauma. She knows it can fuel or destroy you.

And when she sees the distress in Sabera’s daughter’s eyes, she makes a decision she soon regrets: find Sabera.

But in order to solve the mystery of Sabera’s present, Frankie must revisit her past in order to uncover the dark secret she is hiding.

A secret so dangerous it might kill them both …

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Praise for Lisa Gardner . . .

'For years, Lisa Gardner has been the best in the business’ HARLAN COBEN

'No one owns this corner of the crime genre the way Lisa Gardner does’ LEE CHILD

‘Masterful. Not to be missed.’ KARIN SLAUGHTER

'To read Lisa Gardner is to put yourself in the hands of a master storyteller' RILEY SAGER

‘A master of the thriller genre.’ DAVID BALDACCI

'Her plots and characters just don't let you go, Lisa Gardner is at the top of her game!’ KATHY REICHS

‘One of my favourite writers' TESS GERRITSEN