First published 2014
Nadal stalks eight-year-old Matt for weeks, convinced the boy is his son despite what Maggie Brown tells him. When he finally confronts her, demanding time with Matt, Maggie refuses. Nadal grabs a knife. Detective Richard Christie arrives to find only Maggie's blood on the floor and a terrified boy who remembers nothing but his mother's terror. The killer has disappeared. Matt faces placement in foster care while Maggie's friends battle Child Services to protect him. Christie hunts for the murderer as Nadal watches news coverage and bides his time. The man who destroyed Matt's world still wants what he came for. He believes a father and son belong together, and he will not give up his claim to the boy.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
400 pages · Paperback · MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Content warnings: child-death, murder, violence