Author: karenellis

NYPD detective Lex Cole tracks a missing Brooklyn teen whose bright future is endangered by the ghosts of his unknown father’s past, in this highly anticipated sequel to A Map of the Dark. One of the few black kids on his Brighton Beach block, Titus “Crisp” Crespo was raised by his white mother and his Russian grandparents. He has two legacies from his absent father, Mo: his weird name and his … Mo: his weird name and his brown skin. Crisp has always been the odd kid out, but a fundamentally good kid, with a bright future. But one impulsive…

FBI agent Elsa Myers can trace her gift for finding missing children to her own painful past. But can she complete her latest investigation after a teenager’s troubling disappearance becomes intensely personal? With “tight prose, strong characters, and deft storytelling” (Library Journal).