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Policewoman Emily Kenyon is forced to investigate the disappearance of a teenage boy and the brutal murder of a family in the Pacific Northwest. As she pieces together evidence, she discovers that her own teenage daughter, Jenna, may be acquainted with the killer. With the murderer now targeting Emily and her family, the hunt becomes a desperate race against a deadly killer who has made them his top target.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Gregg Olsen
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