Thirteen-year-old Cindy worships her father, a charming life insurance salesman always on the road across Utah. But after her mother's death, life at home becomes a nightmare. Her cruel stepmother pushes her to the edge-until a mysterious girl appears in Cindy's bedroom and urges her to uncover the truth about her family.
As Cindy begins to peel back the layers of her father's past, what she finds is darker and more disturbing than she ever imagined. Secrets, lies, and a legacy soaked in tragedy begin to surface. The only way out is to confront them-no matter the cost.
Caught between a growing crush on a local policeman, a new foster home, and the haunting puzzle of her father's double life, Cindy is forced to make impossible choices. The deeper she digs, the more dangerous it becomes.
Her only hope for answers-and survival-is the man she trusts more than anyone in the world. But is her father really the hero she believes him to be... or the key to everything she fears?