New York Times bestselling author Allison Brennan weaves the
intimate, unputdownable story of an investigator confronting the most
important--and most dangerous--mystery of her career.
Investigative reporter Max Revere has cracked many cases, but the one
investigation she's never attempted is the mystery from her own past.
Her mother abandoned her when she was nine, sending her periodic
postcards, but never returning to reclaim her daughter. Seven years
after the postcards stop coming, Martha Revere is declared legally dead,
with no sign of what may have happened to her. Until now.
With a single clue--that her mother's car disappeared sixteen years ago
in a small town on the Chesapeake Bay--Max drops everything to finally
seek the truth. As Max investigates, and her mother's story unfolds, she
realizes that Martha teamed up with a con man. They traveled the world
living off Martha's trust and money they conned from others.
Though no one claims to know anything about Martha or her disappearance,
Max suspects more than one person is lying. When she learns the FBI has
an active investigation into the con man, Max knows she's on the right
path. But as Max digs into the dark secrets of this idyllic community,
the only thing she might find is the same violent end as her mother.