San Diego journalist Barrett Brown has been missing for a week, and her boyfriend hires private investigator Madison Kelly to find her. Barrett reminds Madison of a younger version of herself: smart, ambitious, and a loner. As she investigates, Madison realizes that Barrett's disappearance is connected to a big story she was chasing. She sets out to walk in Barrett's footsteps-- and as the trail grows colder, things begin to heat up between Madison and Barrett's boyfriend. But he doesn't seem to be telling everything he knows.. What dirty secrets lie at the heart of Barrett's big lead? -- adapted from jacket