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John Reed is bored with his life and his uneventful police career in a sleepy town in Missouri, until a girl is found dead in the nearby forest. The event triggers John's suppressed memories of the summer of 1957, when he was on his way to Las Vegas and crossed paths with a girl that was on the run, trying to get to the resort at Manhattan beach. They traveled together for a few days by stealing cars, until the police and her uncle caught up to them, with tragic results. As he investigates the brutal murders of several young girls, the past and present begin to blur in his mind.
1976. John Haig s'ennuie dans son patelin du Missouri. Son boulot de flic ne le passionne guère. Or, voici qu'une ado est retrouvée assassinée dans une forêt voisine. Mais John reste enfermé dans ses souvenirs de l'été 1957 et de Daisy. Elle rêvait de rejoindre Manhattan Beach, station balnéaire de la banlieue de Los Angeles. Lui, voulait tenter sa chance à Las Vegas. Ils firent ainsi un bout de chemin ensemble. En faisant la connaissance de Daisy, John mit aussi à jour le drame qu'elle vivait et qui allait se transformer en tragédie devant ses yeux. Les événements qui surviennent en cet automne 1976, vont lui permettre de sortir de sa prison psychologique, mais sans doute pas de la manière qu'il souhaitait...

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