rick baker, Neighbor

Author of NO GOOD-BYES: The Mysterious Disappearance of the McStay Family, release date, Feb. 4, 2013

On February 4, 2010, the McStay family of four mysteriously vanished from their Southern California home.

In the past three years, the FBI, Homeland Security, Interpol, the Mexican Federales, as well as numerous National Missing Persons agencies have all investigated this disappearance to no avail.

Unconfirmed sightings of the family have been reported along the East Coast of the U.S. from New Jersey to Florida, as well as Mexico, Costa Rica and Haiti.

Yet, the $25,000 cash reward for finding the family remains unclaimed.

What happened to Joseph, Summer, Gianni, and Joseph Mateo McStay?

Did one or all of them meet with foul play by a family member, as some believe, or did they decide to start a new life somewhere else? Are there four bodies buried in a shallow Southern California grave, or are Joseph and Summer watching all this commotion from afar, smiling as they sip their margaritas?

Based on his extensive and exhaustive research, with interviews from family members, friends and even strangers who may have spotted the McStays, records from law enforcement, surveillance videos, personal opinions and insights—Rick is able to provide a new outlook to the case, providing fresh information and insights into this unsolved mystery.

Rick Baker is a former newspaper publisher and investigative journalist who has spent the past three years on the volatile McStay case. He has written two other books: I Never Knew You and Tears of a Father. While his gunslinger approach to writing has always raised eyebrows, he remains true to his purpose: forcing his readers to think. Rick lives with his wife and two four-legged kids in the Carolinas.