Although very different from her previous historical novels "When the Stars Go Dark" and Paula McLain do not disappoint. Set in 1993 before the internet take over Anna Hunt is a detective who searches for missing children. Having been raised a foster child she understands all too well the insecurity of these young people and wants to help them. After a family tragedy Anna heads to Mendocino to heal. There a local girl has gone missing and she helps an old friend who is now Sheriff with the case. Memories good and bad explode as she visits scenes from her youth and remembers the friend who was killed when she was a teen. Her skills are put to the test and her connection to the missing girl tug at your heartstrings. Partially based on her own history as a foster child and sexual abuse survivor Paula McLain tells a story so horrifying and engaging you won't want to put it down.
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