THIS BOOK CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE! "What kind of twisted shit is this? The contradictions, the back-and-forth lies—it’s beyond anything I expected to deal with today. And, frankly, I don’t get paid enough to wade through this level of dysfunction." - CALEB REED Detective Caleb Reed's latest case seems straightforward at missing four-year-old girl, Bailey Moore. But things take a wicked turn when the parents give two very different stories. The mother insists her daughter disappeared last night, while the father claims she tragically died months ago in a car accident. As Caleb digs deeper, he finds himself caught between two conflicting realities, unsure who—or what—to believe. This case might not be his most high-profile or challenging on the surface, but it’s shaping up to be one of his most bizarre ones. Someone has to be lying. But who—and how far are they willing to go to keep the truth hidden? TRIGGER - Slight child abuse in a couple of parts. Not in the current day, but during past reflections. Not overly graphic. FIRST-PERSON POV MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES MILD PROFANITY NO SPICE MIDDLE-AGED MAIN CHARACTERS SECOND BOOK IN THE DETECTIVE CALEB REED SERIES.