Dan Carter is the head of the London office of Private, the world'slargest and most technologically advanced investigation agency. JackMorgan, Private's owner and CEO, put his faith in Carter, and hasentrusted him with some of their most important cases. None moreimportant than Hannah Shapiro. The daughter of one of Private'swealthiest and most valuable clients, Hannah and her mother werekidnapped when she was thirteen years old. Hannah survived; her motherdidn't. Hannah is now in London studying at one of the most prestigiousuniversities in England, and it is Carter's job to protect her. But theunthinkable happens as Hannah is kidnapped for the second time in heryoung life. Carter has all of Private's extensive global resources athis disposal to use in the investigation of this kidnapping. But as timeprogresses and no word is received from the kidnappers, fears forHannah's safety mount. Recently there has been a string of unsolvedmurders involving young women. Carter is praying that Hannah is notanother link in this particular chain.