Kari Locke, a Los Angeles Police Department missing persons detective, is closer than ever to finding her daughter. She finally gets a fresh lead and is ready to do anything to make it in time to bring the girl home safe and sound. At the same time, Carey is given a new urgent case: an eighteen-year-old girl goes missing after being bullied in a college sorority. To find her, Carey plunges into the world of seemingly serene university dorms and realizes that nothing is what it seems. A dark psychological thriller with heart-pounding suspense, TRAIL OF HOPE - Book No. 5 is the final book in the Carey Locke Mystery series. bringing the story to a dramatic conclusion.