First published 2008
Leslie tells everyone who will listen that a kidnapper held her captive for three days in complete darkness. The abductor visited her regularly, forcing her to dance with him in his arms. But Leslie has a troubled history, and nobody believes her story. They assume she fabricated the kidnapping to win back her boyfriend, who recently left her for another woman. When a second young woman vanishes, people start taking Leslie seriously. The family resort town of Ocean Grove on the East Coast falls into panic. Television journalist Diane must cut short her vacation to cover the case. She works to uncover the truth behind this deadly dance before her own son becomes the next victim. The boy has discovered where the killer hides.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Ocean Grove, East Coast
Period: 21st-century
330 pages · Paperback · ARCHIPEL
Content warnings: kidnapping