In this riveting prequel to her novel Little Mercies, New York Times
bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf explores how even the smallest lies can have
far-reaching consequences When the body of a woman is discovered in a local park--with
her bewildered four-year-old son sitting beside her--veteran social worker Ellen Moore is
called in to assist in the police investigation. Positioned beneath a statue of Leto,
the goddess of motherhood, the crime is weighted with meaning and, Ellen discovers,
remarkably similar to one from a decade past. Ellen's professional duty is to protect
the child, but she's not equipped to contend with a killer. As she races to connect the
dots, she knows her time is running out. And the stakes are high: if she fails, another
mother is sure to make the ultimate sacrifice.