A rural Minnesota child is missing and an army of searchers and volunteers comb the rugged terrain in a vain attempt to find her.As the search efforts evolve into a blame-game, Minneapolis private investigator John Harwell is drawn into an active police investigation not only risking the loss of his license but the agency he has spent the past thirteen years of his life building. Facing a case unlike any he's handled in the past, an unexpected twist adds to his sense of urgency. The clock is ticking as Harwell races to save a little girl's life, a little girl gone whose time may have already run out.Through it all, a dark presence is among them, one that could change Harwell's life forever.