From the author of The Pilotâs Daughter and The Final Hunt comes a thrilling, suspense-driven mystery set in World War II-era Seattle.
Seattle, 1942. News of the war is interrupted by the kidnapping of young Max Ellis, heir to the wealthiest banking family on the west coast. When the boyâs parents comply with the ransom demands, the kidnapper is found dead and their son remains missing. For newlywed Vera Chandler, the story hits close to homeâher husband Hugh is just six months into his job as the Ellisâs private pilot.
Within days, Hugh is deployed to the Pacific as a navy pilot, while Veraâs flying instructor and best friend joins the Womenâs Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron. Left alone, her parentsâ words haunt her: If you really wanted to serve your country, you wouldnât have dropped out of nursing school.
In an exchange for a favor that Vera canât refuse, she is pulled into the Ellis family affairs by the desperate mother of the missing child. The Ellis family, Vera learns firsthand, is as dangerous as they are rich. Soon, she is in a race to save the childâs life, and it could be the only way she can save her own.