India, July 19 -- Devin Pinto, the young son of Neja and Ramesh Pinto, is kidnapped on a day trip out of Colombo. There are no clues. No demands. No police involvement. In the gilded, claustrophobic circles of Sri Lanka's elite, appearances are everything, and secrets can be deadly. The parents must keep the incident out of the headlines and away from the prying eyes of entitled families, while navigating Neja's fraught relationship with an enemy close to home: her powerful mother-in-law. Who would dare to take Devin, and why? Is it the swimming coach Neja got too close to? Could it be a ghost from their past; one of the ruthless creditors Ramesh deceived in a Ponzi scheme? Is it the enigmatic Dr Haksar, who helped them have a child? From Colombo's manicured gardens to Durham's cobblestoned streets, author Chhimi Tenduf-La unravels a suspenseful tale where the truth is elusive - and the cost of uncovering it may be too high to bear....