The disappearance of young Rachel shocked a small provincial town. Is she really the new victim of a maniac who killed another girl a year ago? Or maybe Rachel died at the hands of her stepfather, a cynical and cruel businessman whom the neighbors suspect of a vicious passion for teenage girls? The press is furious. The prosecutor demands to immediately find the criminal. However, detective Jonathan Stride, who is investigating the case, is convinced that completely different people are involved in Rachel’s disappearance. Step by step, he gets closer to the truth and unravels a tangle of secrets that will make the blood run cold even in an experienced policeman …