He's not sure if he can trust her but he is hell-bent on saving her. When his wife and the mother of his children goes missing, Jack Gamble doesn't know what to think. Could Maddy really have fallen for one of her students and run off? That's what the police think. As the evidence is slowly revealed, Jack and a few others embark on a harrowing journey to rescue Maddy from the grips of the Chinese government before they get her back to China. The odyssey takes him across New Zealand and then to Vanuatu where a showdown occurs between China, a rising menacing power, and two very determined women. The outcome is hard to foresee among the twists and turns. This is a powerful and moving novel about private citizens challenging an overreaching totalitarian government with limitless resources and connections.