After witnessing his father's death and sending his mom to rehab, Mickey Bolitar is forced to live with his estranged uncle Myron and switch high schools.

The new school brings a great new girlfriend, Ashley.

For a while, it seems like Mickey's train-wreck of a life is finally improving...until Ashley vanishes without a trace.

Mickey follows her into a seedy underworld that reveals that this seemingly sweet, shy girl isn't who she claimed to be. And neither was Mickey's father...Soon, Mickey learns about a conspiracy so shocking it leaves him questioning everything about the life he thought he knew.