Fans of Rachel Abbott, Val McDermid, and Mark Billingham will be
gripped by this exceptional voice in this bestselling crime fiction
series.*
Two girls go missing. Only one will return.* The couple that offers the
highest amount will see their daughter again. The losing couple will
not. Make no mistake. One child will die.
When nine-year-old best friends Charlie and Amy disappear, two families
are plunged into a living nightmare. A text message confirms the
unthinkable; that the girls are the victims of a terrifying
kidnapping.
And when a second text message pits the two families against each other
for the life of their children, the clock starts ticking for D.I. Kim
Stone and the squad.
Seemingly outwitted at every turn, as they uncover a trail of bodies,
Stone realizes that these ruthless killers might be the deadliest she
has ever faced. And that their chances of bringing the girls home alive,
are getting smaller by the hour...
Untangling a dark web of secrets from the families' past might hold the
key to solving this case. But can Kim stay alive long enough to do so?
Or will someone's child pay the ultimate price?