本書是一部氣氛緊繃、層層推進的犯罪驚悚小說。嚴冬時節，一名年幼女孩在雪林中被發現，雙手沾滿血跡，卻始終沉默，連自己的名字也不願說出。她是誰？又從何而來？成為案件最令人不安的謎團。唯一能讓女孩卸下防備的，是發現她的年輕警探 Lucy Black。隨著調查展開，Lucy 將這起事件與一宗失蹤案連結起來——一名地方地產富豪的女兒下落不明。線索交錯、嫌疑人逐一浮現，真相卻愈發難以辨認。在追查他人的同時，Lucy 也被迫重新審視自己的過去。本書以冷冽的筆觸描寫調查過程中的不確定與壓力，探討記憶、信任與隱藏在表象之下的祕密，是一部兼具懸疑張力與心理深度的作品。A sensational thriller for fans of Tana French and Dennis Lehane.Midwinter. A child is found wandering through the snowy woods, her hands covered in someone else's blood. And she cannot—or will not—speak, not even to share her name.Who is this little girl lost? The only adult she seems to trust is the young officer who found her, Detective Lucy Black. Before long, Lucy manages to connect her case to that of a missing teenager, the kidnapped daughter of a local real estate tycoon. As the investigation twists and turns, Lucy is forced to question not only a range of dangerous suspects, but also everything she thought she knew about her own past.
