For Dr. David Beck, the loss of his wife was shattering, and though years have passed, he still doesn't have closure. Now a message has appeared on his computer, a phrase only he and his dead wife know. Suddenly Beck is taunted with the impossible possibility that Elizabeth is alive. Warned not to tell anyone, Beck runs from the people he trusts the most, but he is headed straight into the heart of a dark and deadly secret—and someone intends to stop him before he gets there.