“When two young sisters, Kylie and Bailey Brandt, disappear from a strip mall parking lot in a small Pennsylvania town, their devastated family hires an enigmatic bounty hunter from California, Alice Vega, to do what the authorities cannot. Immediately shut out by a local police department already stretched thin by budget cuts and the growing OxyContin and meth epidemics, Vega enlists the help of a disgraced former cop, Max Caplan, to cut through the local politics. With little to go on, Vega and Cap will go to extraordinary lengths to untangle a complex web of lies, false leads, and dangerous relationships to locate both girls before time runs out and the girls are gone forever.” – summary from the publisher
This mystery is a fast-paced, action-packed story featuring a tough-as-nails detective. Vega is known for finding missing people, and while her methods aren’t always above board, she always gets results. Cap is a nice contrast to Vega; as a former cop he knows (and cares) more about the rules, and the way he interacts with his daughter Nell proves he is a sweet and devoted father. Together these two work every lead to try to bring the girls home. The book features a fair amount of violence, and child abuse and is recommended for adults. It is the first of three books featuring the pair of private investigators.
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