An elderly couple, Jessie and Carl, are held hostage in their remote Maine cabin by a mysterious stranger, and their mentally ill daughter Sylvie has gone missing. Is there a connection between the two? This is just the beginning of the drama in this skillfully crafted suspense story. You will be hooked from the first page!
Mueller takes an unflinching look at the alienation and complexity of a rapidly changing Eastern Europe, focusing on a group of young friends in Ceaucescu's Romania.