Set against the vibrant backdrop of San Francisco in 1995, this gripping detective novel follows a mother's desperate search for her missing child.

June, a struggling single mom living in the Mission District, is doing her best to raise her 4-year-old son, Brooklyn, who uses a walker due to cerebral palsy. But when Brooklyn's school bus never arrives one afternoon, her world shatters.

She soon learns the unthinkable. Brooklyn has been kidnapped by his grandmother, Beverly, a woman battling dementia. Even more disturbing, Beverly isn't alone. She's enlisted the help of two dangerous men, convinced she's reliving a traumatic event from her past.

With both Beverly's and Brooklyn's health in jeopardy, time is running out. June must team up with her ex-husband to unravel the mystery and find their son. Before it's too late.