Lane faces one of her most emotionally charged cases when a kidnapping exposes deep fractures within the community. As she and Darling race against time, they uncover motives rooted in desperation, fear, and long-held resentment.
Iona Whishaw was born in 1948 to English parents in British Columbia and brought up in Mexico and the US. She worked as a youth worker, taught high school and served for 16 years as a high school administrator in Vancouver, Canada. She earned a Masters of Arts degree in creative writing from UBC and was the recipient of the YWCA Women of Distinction in Education award and a Canada's Top Principals award.