At exactly 11:47 p.m. on a quiet Thursday night, nineteen-year-old Daniel receives a message from his best friend, Michael.The problem?Michael has been missing for seventeen days.The message contains only six words:“Daniel, whatever happens, don't trust them.”There is no explanation. No location. No way to respond.Daniel initially assumes someone is playing a cruel joke on him. But when another message arrives the following night, containing a photograph of a place only Daniel and Michael know, he realizes something terrifying.Michael might still be alive.Determined to find his friend, Daniel begins investigating Michael's disappearance. His search leads him to people he has known his entire life: a girl who refuses to tell him what she witnessed, a teacher who suddenly resigns, a wealthy businessman who appears to know more than the police, and a childhood friend who insists Michael is dead.As the messages continue, Daniel discovers that Michael had been keeping a secret for years.A secret involving Daniel himself.And the closer Daniel gets to the truth, the more he begins to question everything he remembers about his best friend.Because someone isn't just trying to hide what happened to Michael.Someone is trying to make sure Daniel never discovers why it happened.And the final message will force him to make a choice that could destroy everything he believes about the people he loves.