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Inthelate1930sinNewYork,MariellePattersonsharesherlifewithherhusbandMalcolmandtheirlittleboyTeddy.Buttheirlivesarefilledwithsecrets.Hauntedbyapastshehaskeptsecretevenfromherhusband,Mariellesecretlylightsacandleeachyearforachildwhodiedinatragicaccidentwhenhewasscarcelymorethanababy.ThenMariellerunsintoherfirstlove,AmericanexpatriateCharlesDelauney.AndwhenherlittleTeddyiskidnappedCharlesisfirstblamed,thenarrested,asthePattersons,theNewYorkPoliceandtheFBIturnthecountryupsidedown,lookingforTeddy.AterrifyingcourtdramaseekstoputCharlesDelauneybehindbars,asaseriesofrevelationsbegintounravelthetruthaboutMarielle,Charles,andMalcolm.Piecebypiecetheuncoveringoftheirpastscreatesacomplexmosaicofthemotivesandpassionscontrollingtheirlives.Vanishedisanintriguingtaleofguilt,desireandsuspense,andpeopleonecan'teasilyforget,astheyaredrawninexorablytogether,seekingthechildthat...vanished.