It's every parent's worst nightmare: the call that comes in the middle of the night. When Kat Jenkins awakens to the police on her doorstep, her greatest fear is realized. Her nine-year-old son, Ethan, is missing--vanished from the cabin where he'd been on an overnight class trip. Shocked and distraught, Kat rushes to the campground, but she's too late; the authorities have returned from their search empty-handed after losing Ethan's trail in the mountain forest. Another mother from the school, Stef Huntington, seems like she has it all: money, prominence in the community, a popular son and a loving husband. She hardly knows Kat, except for the vicious gossip that swirls around Kat's traumatic past. But as the police investigation unfolds, Ethan's disappearance has earth-shattering consequences for Stef, as her path crosses with Kat. As the two mothers race against the clock, their desperate search for answers reveals how the greatest dangers lie behind the everyday smiles of those they trust the most.

From the bestselling author of MARRIAGE LIE comes a gripping and captivating novel of suspense. It's that moment every parent dreads: single-mother Kat Jenkins learns her only son, Ethan, is missing - vanished from the cabin where he'd been on an overnight field trip with his class. Shocked and distraught, Kat rushes to the scene but she's too late. The police investigation soon centres around Kat's abusive ex-husband, until another mother receives a mysterious call demanding ransom for her son - a little boy who is safe and accounted for. Stefanie Huntington is everything Kat is not - wealthy, glamorous, and married to one of Atlanta's most powerful political players.