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 disappearance.Where is Earlys father? Hes not the kind of father who you think would disappear. But hes gone. And hes left a whole lot of trouble behind.Its not enough that Early cant find out whats happened to him. His vanishing leads to Early and her mom and her brother being kicked out of their apartment. Having nowhere else to go, they move into Chicagos shelter system. And from there, Early must start getting answers to her questions.Because Earlys father hasnt disappeared without a trace. There ARE traces. And Earlys going to use them to track her father down . . . and make her way out of a very tough place.