A moment of distraction, an unlocked car and a missing baby. How on earth could this happen?All Malia needed was a single litre of milk and now she's surrounded by police and Zach has disappeared.Detective Ali Greenberg knows that this is not the best case for her, not with her history - but she of all people knows what Malia is going through and what is at stake.And then there is someone else. Someone whose heart is broken. Someone who feels she has been unfairly punished for her mistakes. Someone who wants what she can't have.What follows is a heart-stopping game of cat-and-mouse and a race against the clock. As the hours pass and the day heats up, all hope begins to fade.A gripping, haunting family drama shot through with emotion and suspense.

Nicole Trope is a former high school teacher with a Masters Degree in Children's Literature. In 2005 she was one of the winners of the Varuna Awards for Manuscript Development. Nicole has written six novels, including The Boy Under The Table, Three Hours Late, The Secrets in Silence, Hush, Little Bird and Blame.