Ellie Black disappeared several years ago. And now she has been found alive in a forest in Washington State. The girl seems to be fine, but she won't say where she was or what happened. Her return turns detective Chelsea Calgun's life upside down. Her teenage sister disappeared almost twenty years ago, and since then, Chelsea has been searching for evidence, answers, and other missing girls. Happy endings are rare in Chelsea's work, so Ellie Black's return is a glimmer of hope. The detective must find out what happened to Ellie: for herself, for the memory of her sister, and most importantly, for the next girl who will be kidnapped and who, unlike Ellie, may not return