she stole his world. he's got twenty-four hours to get it back. although liam tallamore can't remember the first fourteen years of his life, he's built a happy home with his wife, carly, and their two children in suburban new jersey ... until one friday afternoon when everything changes. while cashing his paycheck, he's told his bank accounts have been emptied. once at home, he learns carly has left him for her first love-one he never knew existed. most devastating of all, she's taken their eight-year-old daughter, rayelle, and is preparing to leave the country. as if things couldn't get worse, he has no idea where their twenty-year-old son is or why he's been unreachable for the past two months. with total distrust in law enforcement and no clues to guide him, liam hops on a train to new york city, carly's hometown. through the next twenty-four hours, liam goes on a wild, unforgiving, frantic search through rain-soaked manhattan, experiencing the brightest and the darkest humanity has to offer. this is the story of a man who refuses to quit, determined to find "a needle in a haystack," and who, in searching for the children he loves, doesn't yet realize he's searching for himself as well. author's note: i write characters as i hear them speak to me. this novel contains non-gratuitous expletives. if this is not to your liking, please don't read this book. thank you.