Kensington, Philadelphie. Dans ce quartier gangrené par la drogue, la violence est monnaie courante. En effectuant ses rondes, Mickey, policière, songe à sa petite soeur Kacey qui a sombré dans la prostitution pour acheter son héroïne. Alors qu'elles étaient inséparables enfants, tout les oppose à présent. Mais quand Kacey disparaît alors qu'une série de meurtres fait rage dans le quartier, Mickey n'a plus qu'une obsession : retrouver le coupable et sa soeur avant qu'il ne soit trop tard.
''I was totally gripped by this sharp, layered novel. A riveting tale of a missing child that widens into a vast, acute portrait of youth, friendship, family secrets, and conflicting social circles'' Douglas Stuart
''A brilliant, riveting fox-trap of a novel - an epic mystery'' Miranda Cowley Heller
Some said it was tragic, what happened to the Van Laars.
Some said the Van Laars deserved it. That they never even thanked the searchers who stayed out for five nights in the freezing forest trying to help find their missing son.
Some said there was a reason it took the family so long to call for help. That they knew what happened to the boy.
Now, fifteen years later, the daughter the family had in their grief has gone missing in the same wilderness as her brother. Some say the two disappearances aren''t connected.
Some say they are.
