“Dark Matter pulls light waves into curves, and conceals the true location of everything. It distorts reality.”

Astronomer Lucy Rutherford is celebrating the refurbishment of the 100-year-old telescope in the Yarra Valley town of Bowness, Victoria. Her husband, Justin, is running for parliament, on a platform of responsibility and progress.

But Lucy isn't interested in being a politician's wife. She plans to leave him once he's won the election. Her biggest concern is how her eleven-year-old daughter, Gabby, will take the news. Or does Gabby already know? She has a habit of listening in on conversations she shouldn't.

A week before polling day Lucy takes the family dog for a walk and doesn't return. Justin is convinced and angry that Lucy has abandoned him so close to the election. Yet Gabby is certain her mother is missing and in trouble. Why isn't her father looking?

Another compelling drama from the bestselling author of Torched.