A Map of the Dark by Ellis, Karen - 2018

New York: Mulholland Books. New in New dust jacket. 2018. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Even though her father lies dying in a hospital, FBI agent Elsa Myers cannot ignore a call for help. A teenage girl has disappeared from Forest Hills, Queens, and during the critical first hours of the case a series of false leads obscures the fact that she did not go willingly. With each passing hour, Elsa's carefully compartmentalized world collapses around her. She knows too well how it feels to be lost. Can our most painful childhood secrets be forgotten? Or will they always find their way back into our adult lives? These questions lie at the heart of this book, a riveting portrait of a woman haunted by her family legacy, engaged in a breakneck race to catch a killer. Binding is red with black quarter cloth and gold lettering with the authors initials in a blind stamp. There is a small black circle at the bottom edge. ; Remainder; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 295 pages .