Losing a child is tragic. Trying to learn to live after is a monumental task. For Zan Moreland, her every day consisted of trying to maintain her sanity by working hard establishing her interior design business but thoughts of Matthew were ever present. Is he still alive and if so is he okay? The circumstances of his disappearance were played up in the media two years ago and revisited each year on his birthday. This year was no exception except it would seem some new information has been discovered which would definitely put a new wrinkle in this case. Zan has maintained all along that the only person who hated her enough to wish her this much harm was her ex-employer Bartley Longe. Their work relationship had deteriorated to the point that when she left his hatred was palatable. But no one would act on her accusations for lack of any proof, either tangible or circumstantial. This new info -- a random photo taken by a vacationer shows quite clearly Matthew being lifted from his stroller while his babysitter slept on the park grass by none other than his own mother, Zan. A picture is worth a thousand words, or is it?

Zan can prove she was with a client when she received the call that would forever change her life and she raced to the park. Zan had a small circle of supportive people and, as time went on, her salvation was her work which gave her the necessary resources to continue her search for Matthew. But now Zan quickly realized that this support group was diminishing as her role in the kidnapping was under scrutiny as well as her sanity. After all, no sane woman would kidnap her own child -- hide him for years while publicly mourning his absence. As her friends one by one started to question her sanity, Zan had no one left to listen and believe in her theories that an impostor had taken Matthew and possibly still had him and now has stepped up their mission to destroy her. Her bank accounts were cleared out, credit cards maxed, and business dealings tampered with. Zan still thought only Bartley Longe that contemptible. She needed help to make the pieces fit but her story was falling on deaf ears. Couldn't anyone see just how diabolical this scheme was? The picture was pivotal. Several people were beginning to question how neatly the pieces seemed to fit. The problem was getting them to acknowledge their doubts. As the danger intensified time was of the essence. Would time run out for Zan and Matthew?

Hang on to your hats for this latest page turner by Higgins Clark. With all we now know about identity theft, the story is very plausible. The culprit is usually a stranger but in this story it is very personal which makes it all the more scary.