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Grace is a devoted mother to her angelic five‑year‑old daughter Mary. When Mary disappears from a local shopping mall, Grace and her husband wait anxiously for a ransom that never arrives. Months of uncertainty gnaw at Grace’s family and threaten to destroy their marriage. Only Detective Sam Abraham, whose motives are unclear, shares her determination to find the missing child. Together they chase leads that suggest the kidnapping was not random, and that Mary may have been special to more than just her mother.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: V. C. Andrews
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- [Dark Angel](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL134887W)
- [Fallen Hearts](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL11277213W)
- [Garden of Shadows](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL134888W)
- [Heaven](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL134889W)
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