Hester Thursby works as a librarian at Harvard's Widener Library, but she also runs a side business helping to find missing persons. With her knowledge of databases and resources, she is quite successful. Hester is an appealing character with her significant other, Morgan, a vet. Hester's best friend, Daphne, is Morgan's sister. Unfortunately, Daphne left the duo and also left her small daughter, Kate, with them. While Hester has not been prepared for the role of mother, she works hard at it, even taking maternity leave to care for Kate.
When Lila Blaine contacts Hester and asks her to find Lila's brother, Sam Blaine, Hester becomes intwined with both the handsome Sam and his lifelong friend, Gabe. The men have travelled America, using different names and are now in Boston. Wendy Richards, a very wealthy young woman thinks Sam is someone he is not. The story turns deadly and Hester and Kate are caught in the twisty tales the men tell.
This is adult mystery fiction at its best. Hill's descriptions of little Kate ring as true as his dramatic pacing and character development.
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