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A 13‑year‑old girl is abducted in her Houston bedroom, leaving her family devastated but united in hope. The silence is broken when a woman arrives, claiming to be the missing daughter. Though her family celebrates her return, the mother harbors unsettling doubts. Called in by a former detective turned private investigator, she embarks on a harrowing quest to uncover whether the woman truly is her daughter, and to confront the secrets that threaten to tear her family apart.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Amy Gentry
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