One missing child. One lying parent…

THE MOTHER. Watching my beautiful curly-haired baby Ava play in the sand, I can’t believe how much joy she’s brought me. When she goes missing, it’s the worst thing that could happen… but perhaps the shared pain of losing her will bring my ex-husband and me back together?

THE STEPMOTHER. Jimmy is only just separated, but his devotion to his darling daughter made me fall in love with him in an instant. I consider Ava my child now. Her disappearance is my chance to comfort Jimmy. To show him the sort of wife I can be, and how much his ex has let him down.

One woman is innocent, frantically searching for Ava, with no idea where she is.

The other cannot be trusted…

Fans of Liane Moriarty, Jodi Picoult, and Linda Green will be completely gripped by this jaw-dropping page-turner filled with heart-stopping, emotional twists.