Present day Florida. In the sun-soaked landscape of Orlando, retired William Wingort's peaceful vacation shatters when a familiar face from his haunted past emerges. When William mysteriously goes missing, the burden of unraveling his concealed history falls on his son, Matt. In a tumultuous journey, Matt strives to uncover the tragic events his father has kept hidden— to piece together the shattered fragments of a history marred by World War II. Teaming up with determined Detective Debra Garfield, Matt embarks on a quest that unveils answers he never knew he needed. Navigating a web of nefarious clues, the truth begins to emerge when William's concealed history surfaces on a computer— a meticulous memoir chronicling the harrowing scars his family bore during the Holocaust.

Wolf Holles (Nürnberg, 1931) is a survivor of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. His personal experiences have been intricately woven into this novel.