Publisher's Synopsis
A Story of Love, Murder and Obsession
Chicago, 1931. Asta Eicher, a lonely widow with three children, is thrilled when Harry Powers asks her to marry him, and agrees to travel with him to West Virginia.
She and her children are never seen alive again.
Emily Thornhill, one of the few women in the Chicago press, is sent to cover their disappearance. Obsessed with trying to find out what happened to the family, her investigations lead deeper into the case, uncovering the terrifying truth behind the tragedy.
'Extraordinary' Observer 'Brilliant' Sunday Times
