When a young girl is discovered dead on an isolated road, it seems at first glance to be a simple hit and run. Then the police see the tattoo on her back--a pair of beautifully wrought angel wings. Enter Quantico-trained forensic investigator Reilly Steel. Immediately, Reilly senses there is more to this case than meets the eye. What would lead someone to wander a lonely country road in the middle of the night? What if the killing is not the real crime? With almost zero evidence and no way to trace the girl, Reilly and the police are at a loss. Then the tattoo is linked to other children--both dead and alive--who are similarly marked, and Reilly starts to suspect they have all been abducted by the same person. But why? The answer lies with a centuries-old legend and a mute child...

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