First published 2002
Marina Benedict spots a baby with his mother on a busy June morning in downtown Pittsburgh. Minutes later, she sees the same infant in the arms of a different man. Marina makes a split-second decision that changes everything: she follows them. The abducted child turns out to be the son of a Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher, and the entire city mobilizes to find him. Detective Richard Christie takes the case while battling his own personal struggles. Marina finds herself pulled from her quiet life into the center of a devastating crime. She once tried to save someone and paid a heavy price. Now she faces the same choice again. A child remains missing somewhere in the city, and Marina must decide how much she will sacrifice to bring him home.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: missing-person, split-second-decision
Setting: Pittsburgh
Period: June
368 pages · Paperback · Random House Publishing Group
Content warnings: kidnapping