Harper's Grove is a quiet little town in the middle of southern Michigan. Some cities have dark secrets lurking, but Harper's Grove has the worst secret of all. For more than 30 years, children have been kidnapped and killed with little concern by local authorities or town elders. It isn't until a young mother contacts Jack Junaeu, a private detective with a desperate drinking problem, that someone tries to do something about it. But can a mother and a pathetic drunk stop a city full of lies, deceit and murder?