A cold case. An abandoned house. A kidnapping that leads to a twisted killer.

The brand new novel in the San Diego Case Files series from global bestselling author Karen Rose.

'High wire suspense that keeps you riveted' Lisa Gardner

Homicide Detective Kit McKittrick has new information on the unsolved case that has haunted her for years: her sister's killer. But when her only new lead in Wren's murder is found buried in the backyard of an abandoned house, it blows the investigation open.

The young John Doe she and psychologist Sam Reeves recover from the site is not the only body they find there. Sixteen-year-old Ivy Farnell, abducted from a shopping trip with her mother 11 years previously, is also found dead. Who kidnapped her and where had she been all this time?

As Kit and Sam work to establish who owned the house and what happened to the kids, the discovery of more bodies leads them to a bigger conspiracy than they could've imagined. And it might end up very close to home. If Kit finds the killer, will she find out what happened to her sister once and for all?