From the author of The Pilotās Daughter and The Final Hunt comes a thrilling, suspense-driven mystery set in World War II-era Seattle.
Seattle, 1942. News of the war is interrupted by the kidnapping of young Max Ellis, heir to the wealthiest banking family on the west coast. When the boyās parents comply with the ransom demands, the kidnapper is found dead and their son remains missing. For newlywed Vera Chandler, the story hits close to homeāher husband Hugh is just six months into his job as the Ellisās private pilot.
Within days, Hugh is deployed to the Pacific as a navy pilot, while Veraās flying instructor and best friend joins the Womenās Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron. Left alone, her parentsā words haunt her: If you really wanted to serve your country, you wouldnāt have dropped out of nursing school.
In an exchange for a favor that Vera canāt refuse, she is pulled into the Ellis family affairs by the desperate mother of the missing child. The Ellis family, Vera learns firsthand, is as dangerous as they are rich. Soon, she is in a race to save the childās life, and it could be the only way she can save her own.