Marieke Merand-Surtel Książki

Fourteen-year-old Cynthia Bigge woke one morning to discover that her entire family, mother, father, brother had vanished. No note, no trace, no return. Ever. Now, twenty-five years later, she'll learn the devastating truth Sometimes better not to know. . . Cynthia is happily married with a young daughter, a new family. But the story of her old family isn't over. A strange car in the neighborhood, untraceable phone calls, ominous gifts, someone has returned to her hometown to finish what was started twenty-five years ago. And no one's innocence is guaranteed, not even her own. By the time Cynthia discovers her killer's shocking identity, it will again be too late . . . even for goodbye.

Your daughter doesn’t come home one night from her summer job, and when you search for her, no one has seen her—ever. In this gripping thriller, an ordinary man's desperate quest for his daughter plunges him into a dark world of corruption, exploitation, and murder. Tim Blake, a car salesman with an ex-wife and a flaky girlfriend, faces an unimaginable nightmare when Sydney vanishes. At her supposed workplace, no one recognizes her, and even her closest friends are baffled. As days pass without news, Tim realizes that the daughter he thought he knew is a stranger. Retracing her steps reveals that the seemingly idyllic suburban Connecticut town hides sinister secrets. Unbeknownst to him, Tim's every move is being monitored by others who are equally determined to find Sydney—but their intentions are far from welcoming. As Tim edges closer to the truth, he confronts every parent's worst nightmare, discovering a level of evil that only a parent's love can hope to combat.