“An exquisitely layered pastiche of mystery, suspense, and romance.” It’s the worst nightmare of every parent come true. Rebekah Herschmann, the only daughter of influential Goose Bend business-man Fritz Herschmann and his wife Leah, disappears on her way home from Jordan where she works for Doctors Without Borders. When a ransom note arrives demanding part of the family’s art collection instead of money, Detective William Laskey must investigate an incident that occurred in pre-world War II Vienna to unravel the mystery.