Twelve-year-old Mallory Lenore disappears, and her brother Blake knows one thing for certain: no one is coming to save them. Fifteen-year-old Blake is poor, grieving, and clinging to the memory of a father who died almost 11 years ago-until the investigation uncovers an impossible truth. The man who abandoned them may still be alive... and Mallory's disappearance may not be a coincidence. As police chase leads tied to counterfeit money and a shadowy criminal network, Blake finds himself drawn to Drea Holmes, the detective's daughter. But getting close to her means facing the cruelty of her wealthy friends, who see Blake as disposable. Still, Blake keeps digging-because every secret points back to the same person. The father who walked away. The sister who vanished. And a truth that could destroy what's left of Blake's family.