In “a triumph of storytelling” (Louise Penny) #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa
Gardner returns with the latest installment in her addictive Frankie Elkin series in which
Frankie is called to Tucson Arizona to find a missing Afghan refugee whose friend suspects
she is in grave danger—before it is too late. A young mother haunted by war is determined
to make a fresh start. But sometimes the sins of the past aren' t so easy to escape.
Recent Afghan refugee Sabera Ahmadi was last seen exiting her place of work three weeks ago.
The local police have yet to open a case while her older domineering husband seems
unconcerned. Sabera' s closest friend however is convinced Sabera would never willingly
leave her three‑year old daughter. At her insistence missing persons expert Frankie Elkin
agrees to take up the search through the broiling streets of Tucson. Just in time for a video
of the young mother to surface—showing her walking away from the scene of a brutal double
murder. Frankie quickly notes there' s much more to the Ahmadi family than meets the
eye. The father Isaad is a brilliant mathematician Sabera a gifted linguist and their little
girl Zahra has an uncanny ability to remember anything she sees. Which given everything that
has happened during the girl' s short life may be a terrible curse. When Isaad also
disappears under mysterious circumstances and an attempt is made on Zahra' s life Frankie
realizes she must quickly crack the code of this family' s horrific past. Someone is
coming for the Ahmadis. And violence is clearly an option. When everything is on the line how
far would you go to protect the ones you love? Frankie is about to find out.
