If You Were Here Magazine journalist McKenna Wright is chasing the latest urban folktale the story of an unidentified woman who heroically pulled a teenaged boy from the subway tracks seconds before an oncoming train

Magazine journalist McKenna Wright is chasing the latest urban folktale the story of an unidentified woman who heroically pulled a teenaged boy from the subway tracks, seconds before an oncoming train When McKenna locates a short video snippet that purportedly captures part of the incident, she thinks she has an edge on the competition scrambling to identify the mystery hMagazine journalist McKenna Wright is chasing the latest urban folktale the story of an unidentified woman who heroically pulled a teenaged boy from the subway tracks, seconds before an oncoming train When McKenna locates a short video snippet that purportedly captures part of the incident, she thinks she has an edge on the competition scrambling to identify the mystery heroine.She is shocked to discover that the woman in the video bears a strong resemblance to Susan Hauptmann, a close friend who disappeared without a trace a decade earlier Investigating her disappearance, the NYPD concluded that the nomadic Susan forced by her father into an early military life, floundering as an adult for a fixed identity simply left town to start over again somewhere else.But McKenna has always believed the truth went deeper than the police investigation ever reached, and sees Susan s resurfacing as a sign that she wants to be found Yet when she shares the image with her husband, Patrick, who was Susan s classmate at West Point, he isn t convinced.What would have been a short lived metro story sends McKenna on a dangerous search for the missing woman, a twisting journey through New York City that will force her to unearth long buried truths much closer to home to her own husband, who seems to know much about Susan than McKenna could have ever imaginedPage Numbers Source ISBN 0062208357
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Alafair Burke is the New York Times bestselling author of two power house series Sun Sentinel that have earned her a reputation for creating strong, believable, and eminently likable female characters, such as NYPD Detective Ellie Hatcher and Portland Deputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid Alafair s novels grow out of her experience as a prosecutor in America s police precincts and criminal courtrooms, and have been featured by The Today Show, People Magazine, The New York Times, MSNBC, The Washington Post, USA Today, and The Chicago Sun Times According to Entertainment Weekly, Alafair is a terrific web spinner who knows when and how to drop clues to keep readers at her mercy A graduate of Stanford Law School and a former Deputy District Attorney in Portland, Oregon, Alafair is now a Professor of Law at Hofstra Law School, where she teaches criminal law and procedure Her books have been translated into 12 languages.Alafair s work has been praised by some of the world s most respected crime writers, including Gillian Flynn, Michael Connelly, Dennis Lehane, Karin Slaughter, Harlan Coben, Lisa Scottoline, Lisa Unger, and Nelson DeMille Learn about Alafair at alafairburke