To Myron Bolitar, his college roommate Win is family. It’s been a very long time since either he or the enigmatic Win Lockwood have had to share a room but their lives have been intertwined in love and danger ever since. So when the call for help comes from Win, Myron does not hesitate. There has been a sighting in the UK of Winn’s cousin Rhys who was snatched from a playdate along with his best friend Patrick. The two boys have possibly been used in the UK sex trade the entire time they have been missing. Winn at first tries on his own to snatch one of the boys but it does not go so well… here are a few (Win) necessary killings. With the help of Myron, Patrick is brought back to the US and into the arms of his mother. Patrick should have all the answers to what happened, but he’s not really talking. To Win and Myron, what Patrick does have to say is not ringing true.