KEY news correspondent Diane Mayfield planned to take her kids and sister on vacation but the day before she was supposed to leave her boss called her into his office and told her he wanted her to cover the story of a girl who was supposedly kidnapped and missing for 3 days. He wants her to do a “Girls who cry wolf “segment  because people don’t believe the girl was kidnapped at all. Her boss knowing that she is reluctant to leave her family offers to let her bring them and pay for all of their hotel rooms as well.

Ocean Grove New Jersey is a beach town. He figures they should be able to find things to do. She agrees to go knowing that she is getting older and it’s harder for women to get on camera assignments as they age in her profession and starting over would probably mean a sooner end to them and at least she will still get to spend some time with her family.

When she gets there she realizes that the girl has mental health issues that are also contributing to issues with her physical health people are not talking what she’s saying seriously because of that until it happens to another girl the same way except she ends up dead . Then the community and the news start to take the first girl and the situation more seriously and while investigating they realize the girls have more in common with each other than they thought. 

Turns out that the town and its people may not be as friendly as they first seemed when multiple suspects come to light . Diane’s involvement in the case puts her and her family in danger. Will Diane be able to help solve the case and get herself and her family out of Ocean Grove before it’s too late ? There are some interesting twists and turns to this book but the ending was too predictable for my taste.