Aidana Thomase, dříče a milého chlapíka, si všichni sousedé váží a mají ho rádi. Rodina je pro něj vším. Za touhle klamnou fasádou se ale skrývá únosce a sériový vrah, jenž má na svědomí životy osmi ženKdyž Aidanovi zemře manželka, musí se s třináctiletou dcerou Cecilií přestěhovat. A také se svou devátou obětí Rachel, kterou už pět let vězní. Aidan nemá na vybranou. Vezme Rachel do nového domu a Cecilii namluví, že je to rodinná přítelkyně, která momentálně nemá kde bydlet. Předpokládá, že Rachel má po dlouhém věznění vymytý mozek a nepokusí se o útěk. Jenomže Rachel si dokázala udržet naději a vnitřní odhodlání. Pochopí, že Cecilia pro ni může být klíčem ke svobodě, a začne podle toho jednat
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AAidan Thomas is a hardworking family man respected by his local town. He's
the kind of man who always has a good word for everyone. He's also a kidnapper
and serial killer who has murdered eight women. And there's a ninth, a woman
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forced to move and has no choice but to bring Rachel too. He knows that after
five years of captivity, Rachel is too frightened of the consequences to
attempt to escape. But Rachel is a fighter and a survivor. And when Emily, a
local restaurant owner, develops a crush on the handsome widower, she finds
herself coming dangerously close to discovering Aidan's secret.A searing,
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