The mayorโs six-year-old son, Ben Carter, is missingโand Laurenโs brother, Tom, is the main suspect. Lauren knows her brother would never harm anyone, but the police donโt agree. Benโs stepbrother doesnโt agree. The mayor certainly doesnโt agree. To some people in Resurrection Falls, Tom is the freak who, rumor has it, once tried to lure a kid into the woods.
But if Tom is innocent, why was he lurking around outside the mayorโs house the night Ben disappeared? And why has he also vanished? After teaming up with Tomโs friend, Grady, a computer enthusiast and part-time hacker, Lauren decides that rather than try to prove Tomโs innocence, they should simply give the police some more options. Because everyone, even the mayorโs apparently perfect family, has secrets.