First published 2017
Evie Blackwell has earned her spot on the Illinois State Police as a skilled investigator. Now the governor wants her for his new Missing Persons Task Force. The appointment comes with high expectations and public scrutiny. The team must deliver results fast. Evie gets partnered with David Marshal for their first assignment. They face two cold cases in suburban Chicago that share nothing except years of dead ends. Evie digs into a tight community where a college student vanished, reopening painful memories for neighbors who want to forget. David hunts for a private investigator who disappeared while working for someone with serious money and influence. Both investigators believe justice matters for everyone. They push through resistance and follow leads others abandoned. But Evie carries her own unresolved questions. Her personal life holds secrets that demand answers just as much as her cases do.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller, detective
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, second-chance
Setting: Chicago, Illinois
Period: contemporary
434 pages · Kindle Edition · Bethany House Publishers