British mystery fans are well acquainted with David Raker, missing-persons investigator and star of Tim Weaver€s bestselling crime series. When Emily Kane arrives at her sister Carrie€s house, she discovers the front door unlocked. Dinner is in the oven€"but Carrie, her husband, and their two daughters are gone. When the police are unable to find a lead, Emily enlists the help of missing persons investigator (and former boyfriend) David Raker. But as he gets closer to the truth, Raker begins to uncover evidence of a sinister cover-up, spanning decades and costing countless lives.