"A young girl's disappearance leads defense attorney Luke Garrison to suspect something far more disturbing than an open-and-shut case of abduction and murder--a crime so shocking it will tear one family apart ... and divide one town against itself."@en
"A womanizing TV newscaster goes on trial in California for the murder of a 14-year-old pregnant girl. Such is the strength of evidence against him the only way his lawyer, Luke Garrison, can save him is to find the real killer. And he does--much closer to home."
"A privileged fourteen-year-old vanishes from her bedroom in the dead of night. Eight days later, her batered body is discovered along an isolated hiking trail. Incriminating evidence has led to the arest of a close family friend. As a myriad of secrets and lies unfold, as the fine line between guilt and innocence, is erased, a suspected killer is getting closer to his freedom. And Emma's parents are beginning to fear the worst."@en
"Een voormalig officier van justitie keert terug naar Santa Barbara om de verdediging op zich te nemen van een bekende tv-nieuwslezer, die van ontvoering en moord op de tienerdochter van zijn baas beschuldigd wordt."
"Luke is faced with the toughest decision he will ever have to make. If he plays it right, it could give him back his life. If he's wrong, he could die. And a killer could walk."@en

The Disappearance