And Gerald Prescott wasn’t ready to surrender his just yet. When Dad’s attorney called with the Prescotts’ next proposal, I expected him to be delighted. They were offering $4,000. It …

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PART 3 Mrs. Prescott appeared behind her husband. She wore a cream-colored dress and a string of pearls, and her expression suggested that my father was an inconvenience that had …

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PART 4: THE SECRET MY BROTHER HAD KEPT FOR FIFTEEN YEARS “Get the boy.” Those three words echoed through my head as I stared at my phone. My own brother …

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PART 3: THE MAN WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD I stared at Detective Bennett, waiting for her to tell me the photograph was a mistake. But she didn’t. Instead, …

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PART 2: THE STRANGER WHO KNEW MY DEAD HUSBAND’S SECRET Ethan was pointing at the small security camera mounted above our front door. At first, I didn’t understand. Then he …

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PART 5 : THE LAST SECRET AND THE LITTLE GIRL WHO BROUGHT DOWN AN EMPIRE Daniel Harris stared at Detective Sarah Mitchell, his heart pounding. Richard Bennett’s name had just …

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PART 4: THE GIRL WHO WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO EXIST Officer Daniel Harris stared at the black sedan disappearing beyond the abandoned community center. The stuffed bunny in its rear …

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PART 3: THE THIRTY-MINUTE DEADLINE Officer Daniel Harris stared at the message on his phone, his pulse hammering against his ribs. Thirty minutes. Someone had taken Emily, and whoever was …

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PART 2: THE SECRET BEHIND THE LOCKED BASEMENT DOOR Officer Mary Davis had spent fourteen years responding to emergencies, but something about the little girl standing in front of her …

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