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When five‑year‑old Anna vanishes outside her school, her disappearance leaves her parents devastated and the police baffled. Traceless and presumed lost, the case turns perplexing when, a week later, Anna is found alive and returned. Her mysterious return raises new doubts and forces both family and investigators to confront unsettling questions about what truly happened.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Alex Lake
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