When his daughter is abducted, a policeman recruits his own team to find a serial kidnapper in this thriller from a New York Times –bestselling author. Babies have been vanishing from their homes up and down the Pacific coast, leaving parents traumatized and living in fear, and disturbed by the penny flutes left behind in their children's cribs. He calls himself The Pied Piper. He strikes without warning, without reason. And when he takes a victim in Seattle, homicide detective Lou Boldt is assigned to the case. But the Piper is one step ahead of law enforcement. He has taken Boldt's daughter, threatening to harm her if the policeman doesn't derail the FBI and Seattle PD from the investigation. Now, it's up to Boldt and forensic pathologist Daphne Matthews to pursue The Pied Piper on their own—and stop him before her claims more victims . . . "You'll do more than follow The Pied Piper . You'll have trouble putting it down." — Rocky Mountain News "[Ridley] Pearson fans better prepare themselves for another excruciating ride on the most elaborate suspense roller coaster on the market. It's a can't miss combination, as Pearson's track record proves." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)