A search for three abducted teens—

and a K-9 on the case.

After surviving a vicious attack in the woods, Tori Campbell awakes to her worst nightmare—her son and his two friends are missing. She calls the one person she knows she can trust, her late husband’s best friend, former DEA agent Michael Lane. Together with his search-and-rescue K-9, they must track the boys and figure out who took them—and why. Only, the Indiana wilderness is full of dangers beyond their abductor. Can Michael and Tori find the teens…even if it means falling into a sinister trap?

My Review and Reflections

I was immediately sucked into the woods with Tori, feeling her emotions as she did anything she could to find her son. This book was a nail-biter all the way through. The air of mystery around the attacker and the things that Tori and Michael had to fight in the woods put me on edge (in a good way). While a forced proximity trope, the closeness only made them deal with emotions that had been percolating for some time. I appreciated Tori’s struggles with relationships and God and could relate to the way she was feeling. The description of Michael’s PTSD and the comfort that his golden retriever air-scent dog, Ducky, brought him made this cat-lover want a dog pretty badly.

This book is so good I didn’t want to put it down! This is my first introduction to Abrams work and I can’t wait to read more. This is a great read for anyone who likes on-the-edge-of-your-seat suspense that keeps you guessing.