New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box delivers a novel about something that could be anyone's worst nightmare. Jack and Melissa McGuane have spent years trying to have a baby. Finally their dream has come true with the adoption of their daughter, Angelina. But nine months after bringing her home, they receive a devastating phone call. Angelina's birth father, a teenager, never signed away his parental rights--and he wants her back. Worse, his father, a powerful Denver judge, will use every trick in the book to make sure it happens.

The McGuanes attempt to meet face-to-face with the father and son.but soon it becomes clear that there's something sinister about their motivations--and that love for Angelina is not one of them. A horrifying game of intimidation and double crosses begins that quickly becomes a death spiral where everyone is suspect and no one is safe. Now Jack and Melissa will stop at nothing to protect their child--even though time is running out. C.J. Box has once again written a bone-chilling thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last page.