Ellen Hart was named the 2017 MWA Grand Master, the most distinguished lifetime achievement award offered in the mystery community. Although Eric and Andrew have been trying to keep up a semblance of normal life, they know their thirteen-year-old son Jack has been having a tough time of it since they separated. They've been concerned, but now they're terrified-Jack has run away from home. It happened once before, just after the separation, but then it was only a matter of hours before Eric found him. This time, Jack disappeared with his cousin, and the two of them haven't been seen for more than twenty-four hours. Desperate, Eric and Andrew call on private investigator Jane Lawless, a friend of Andrew's from years ago. Despite the fact that her business partner, A.J. Nolan, is now in a wheelchair and struggling with depression, Jane agrees to help out. But after examining Eric and Andrew's home, Jane's first impression of the case isn't good-in fact, she's not convinced the boys ran away at all. She thinks they may have been abducted...or worse. Taken by the Wind, the latest riveting mystery from award-winning author and MWA Grand Master Ellen Hart, is a race against the clock for Jane and the terrified parents of two missing boys.

ELLEN HART is the author of more than twenty mysteries featuring Jane Lawless ( Rest for the Wicked, The Old Deep Dark, A Whisper of Bones, etc.). In 2017, she was chosen as a Grand Master by Mystery Writers of America (MWA). "A top novelist in the cultishly popular gay mystery genre" ( Entertainment Weekly), Hart is also a Lambda and Minnesota Book Award winner. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.