by Lisa Gardner
Part of Detective D.D. Warren, book 7
First published 2013
Investigator Tessa Leoni walks into the Denbe family's Back Bay brownstone to find Taser confetti scattered across the foyer and scuff marks on the floor. Justin and Libby Denbe are gone. So is their fifteen year old daughter Ashlyn. Their most personal belongings lie in a heap, but the family has vanished completely. No witnesses saw anything. No ransom note arrives. No clear motive emerges. Tessa knows that picture perfect families often conceal the darkest secrets. She digs into the Denbes' private world and uncovers a web of business dealings, friendships turned sour, and hidden betrayals. Someone wanted this family badly enough to orchestrate their disappearance. As Tessa races to find them, she discovers that the bonds between people can snap without warning.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: missing-person, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Back Bay, Boston
423 pages · Hardcover · Dutton
Content warnings: violence