Overview

Defrocked detective Erik Walton seems to have lost everything: her job, her lover, even her father. When her 14-year-old cousin, Ashley, disappears along with a friend, her family insists that she "help" the police. She reluctantly agrees. Searching for clues, Erik contacts Ashley's therapist, Dr. Liz Gearhart. Liz appears to be wonder woman in Erik's eyes, especially since Liz is blind. Together they probe Ashley's past and family dynamics, and with Liz's dog, Casper, they comb the wilds of Oregon looking for clues.  Erik finds herself flustered by Liz and confused by her own feelings.  In the process of exploring her own feelings, and her past, Erik comes to terms with some of her own insecurities. This is the first book in the Erik Walton/Liz Gearhart mystery series.