A decade ago, Ella BrookeтАЩs older sister, Miranda, vanished without a trace. With every passing year, Ella has come to resemble more closely the sister she lostтАФthe same dark hair, the same piercing blue eyesтАФand now sheтАЩs the same age Miranda was when she disappeared.
Ella has never let go of her sister. She can still feel MirandaтАЩs presence, still hear her voice. She still talks to her. What holds Ella together is her love for her sisterтАЩs ten-year-old son and her work as a self-defense expert helping victims.
Ella is certain that Miranda was taken, and that one man is key to her disappearance: Jason Thorne. The tabloids report that a new link has been found connecting Miranda to this sadistic serial killer locked away in a psychiatric hospital. Ignoring warnings from the police and the disapproval of her parents, she seeks Thorne out. Ella will do whatever it takes to uncover the truthтАФno matter how dangerousтАж
Claire Kendal was born in America and educated in England, where she has spent all her adult life. Her first novel, The Book of You, was translated into more than twenty languages. Claire teaches English literature and creative writing, and lives in EnglandтАЩs South West region with her family.