
Thirteen-year-old Johnny Merrimon has to face things no boy his age should face In the year since his twin sister's abduction his world has fallen apart his father has disappeared & his fragile mother is spiralling into ever deeper despair Johnny keeps strong Armed with a map a bike & a flashlight he stalks the bad men of Raven County The police might have given up on Alyssa; he never will Someone somewhere knows something they're not telling Only one person looks out for Johnny Detective Clyde Hunt shares his obsession with the case But when Johnny witnesses a hit-&-run & insists the victim was killed because he'd found Alyssa even Hunt thinks he's lost it And then another young girl goes missing