They never found Leah Parata. Not a boot, not a backpack, not a turquoise beanie. After she left me that day, she vanished off the face of the earth. A close-knit community is ripped apart by disturbing revelations that cast new light on a young woman's disappearance twenty-five years ago. After years of living overseas, Emily returns to New Zealand to care for her father who has dementia. As his memory fades and his guard slips, she begins to understand...

Shari Cooper is dead, the victim of a murderous attack. She is on the other side, in a place of spirits. But she is given a rare offer. To return to Earth without having to be reborn; into the body of a messed-up teenage girl - Jean Rodriguez. A transfer of souls, they call it.