Determined to find answers about the disappearance of his new crush Camilo, Seattle teacher and part-time blogger Hayden McCall, along with two of Camilo’s friends, Hollister and Burley, start looking for answers. Camilo is a “Dreamer” whose parents had been deported years earlier, and whose sister is presumed to have returned to Venezuela with them. The first clues turn up at Barkingham Palace, a pet store where Camilo had taken a part-time job. The store’s owner, Della Rupert, claims ignorance, but Hayden knows something is up. And then there’s Camilo’s ex-boyfriend, Ryan, who’s suddenly grown inexplicably wealthy. When Hayden and Hollister follow Ryan to a secure airport warehouse, they make a shocking connection between him and Della, and uncover the twisted scheme that’s made both of them rich. The trail of clues leads them to the grounds of a magnificent estate on an island in Puget Sound, where they’ll finally learn the truth about Camilo’s disappearance—and the fate of his family.
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