Up Close And Gone

Newly retired Chicago Sun-Times reporter Shana Kahn just can’t stop asking intrusive questions, even of her daughter’s new in-laws. While attending a family reunion brunch in New York’s Central Park, Shana gets into an altercation with her two adult daughters. Humiliated when her husband refuses to stand up for her, Shana flees the restaurant, intent on booking a flight home to North Carolina. A sudden downpour finds Shana unprepared. When a nice young man offers to share his umbrella, Shana’s trusting response leads to a heinous series of events. Even worse, Shana doubts her family will inquire about her gone status.

Meanwhile, Shana’s husband and daughters are overcome with guilt and worry. Rachel, seven months pregnant, goes into premature labor and is put on hospital bedrest. The NYPD assigns Detective Stella Hernandez to their case, but the kidnapper’s trail is cold. To save herself, Shana must understand her assailant and uncover his shocking secret.