From NYT bestselling author Blue Balliett the story of a girl who falls into Chicagos shelter system and from there must solve the mystery of her fathers strange disappearanceWhere is Earlys father Hes not the kind of father who would disappear But hes gone and hes left a whole lot of trouble behindAs danger closes in Early her mom and her brother have to flee their apartment With nowhere else to go they are forced to move into a city shelter Once there Early starts asking questions and looking for answers Because her father hasnt disappeared without a trace There are patterns and rhythms to whats happened and Early might be the only one who can use them to track him down and make her way out of a very tough placeWith her signature singular love of language and sense of mystery Blue Balliett weaves a story that takes readers from the cold snowy Chicago streets to the darkest corner of the public library on an unforgettable hunt for deep truths and a reunited family.
