The Day He Left

Annie and Paul have been married for a long time, but when Paul disappears, Annie doesn't know what happened to him. An unsettling photo found amongst Paul's things turns the investigation toward his job as a middle school teacher and a troubled girl who is hiding secrets of her own. As Eddie Mahler and the members of the Santa Rosa Violent Crime Investigations Team rush to find the teacher, they discover the members of his family have hidden lives of their own, and that Paul may not have been running away but toward something that could ruin his career and marriage—and even cost his life.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 14 April 2022
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc

After he had departed, the only remnants left behind were secrets. Annie had grown accustomed to tuning out her husband's ramblings. She and Paul had been married for an extended period; it was effortless to nod along as he droned on, responding to his voice while completely disregarding his words. However, that becomes an issue, of course, when Paul goes missing, and the police start asking questions. Was Paul experiencing work-related issues? Is there any reason to suspect that he might harm himself? Annie is unaware. But someone does. An unsettling photograph discovered among Paul's belongings points the investigation toward his job as a middle school teacher and a troubled girl who is harboring her own secrets. But what exactly transpired on the day Paul left for work and never arrived in the classroom? Is his disappearance connected to a local heroin trafficking operation? As Eddie Mahler and the members of the Santa Rosa Violent Crime Investigations Team race to locate the teacher, they uncover the hidden lives of his family, and it becomes apparent that Paul may not have been fleeing but rather heading towards something that could jeopardize his career, marriage, and even his life.

Weight: 394g
Dimension: 215 x 140 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781464214219