ISBN-13: 9781467995344 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 332 str.
It is Christmas Eve. Karin Courtney reluctantly accompanies writer husband Richard to a party to meet film director John Peterman, leaving their five year old son in care of a new baby-sitter. He awakes-finds the girl sleeping, stares at the glittering tree, attempts to light the candles A desperate phone call alerts the couple, their home now a raging inferno. Richard makes a vain attempt to reach his son No trace remains of Tommie. Has he escaped the flames? A distraught Karin believes he is alive despite evidence to contrary. John Peterman has noticed a strong resemblance between Karin and Olga Golanova whose traumatic life will form the basis for his latest film. Will Karin still searching for Tommie agree to take the role of Olga? A private detective follows a clue in Austria eventually leading to Australia's Out-back, in this unusual, tension filled drama, spanning three continents.