David Harwood doit élucider un meurtre et un kidnapping, sur fond d'éléments troublants qui ont lieu dans sa ville natale de Promise Falls. Plongez dans cet incroyable thriller, signé Linwood Barclay, en VO intégrale avec des traductions en marge pour bien comprendre le texte original.

David Harwood is asked to check up on his cousin Marla, who's not been herself since losing her baby nearly a year ago. But when he gets there, he finds blood on the door. Inside, Marla happily looks after a baby that isn't hers. She claims it was delivered 'by an angel', but David fears the worst. His suspicions come true when a woman's dead body is found - with her own baby missing - making Marla the only suspect in the investigation. But David knows no matter how troubled she is: Marla isn't a murderer. Is someone lurking in the shadows? And how far will David go to protect his family?