The Pipers are a family built on optimism. Claire and Gene moved with their precocious daughter Alice to Haeden‚ New York‚ for a fresh start. Wendy White has strong roots in Haeden. Her story has a beginning and an end‚ but is missing the most important piece: the middle. Stacey Flynn is a reporter. Gritty‚ relentless and ultimately reckless‚ it is Flynn who will chronicle Wendy White’s existence and forge a path toward the end.

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