The mystery of a girl who disappeared more than 30 years ago becomes an international conspiracy as Japan confronts the systematic and insidious attacks by North Korea. Many Japanese were abducted and forced to train as spies by North Korea. This is a memoir by one abductee’s mother’s search for the truth. Her initial confusion and disbelief, moments of false hope, confrontation with the Japanese governement and her quest for truth over her daughter’s life are documented in this heartbreaking memoir.