Birthday Girl

Blow out a candle. Make a wish. Your last one.Eight years ago, Elliott Nashs daughter was murdered. Since then, everything the brilliant former criminal psychologist had is a memoryhis child, his career, his wife, and his home. Now he lives on the streets around Washington, DC, with only a bottomless well of guilt and nightmares to make him feel alive. Until Amy Scowcroft solicits his help.She refuses to believe that her daughter, Lacey, who was kidnapped a year before, is dead. To the police, its a case gone cold. To Elliott, its redemption. In fact, Amy has stumbled upon an unnerving new clue: Lacey is just one of seven children from broken homes who vanished near their birthdays. Right now, its all they have to run with. Right now, they have no idea where the chase will lead.As Elliott navigates the streets he knows so well, he and Amy will discover how dark they areand how many secrets they conceal. Because in a search this harrowing, everybody has something to hide.