THREE KIDS ALONE. A STRANGER WATCHING. WHERE IS THEIR MOTHER? “Genuinely frightening… an outstanding psychological thriller”PUBLISHERS WEEKLY “Riveting and menacing to the last page” NEWSWEEK “The portrait of the seductive psychopath is stunning” LIBRARY JOURNAL “Chillingly memorable” SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE --- When fifteen-year-old Michael Hale wakes up and finds his mother is missing, he immediately knows something is wrong. His older sister says he’s overreacting. His baby brother is too young to know what’s going on. But as the day comes to an end and their mother still does not return, it’s clear that Michael is right. Beautiful, loving Clary Hale is gone…