Convincing an enigmatic loner to help her search for a friend's missing daughter, Phoebe traverses the outskirts of California's stunning Inland Empire, where she discovers her companion's complicated relationship with warring tribes of outcasts. Phoebe Siegler first meets loner Charles Heist in a shabby trailer in the desert outside of Los Angeles. She's on a quest to find her friend's missing daughter, Arabella, and hears that Heist is preternaturally good at finding people who don't want to be found. As the pair navigate the enclaves of hippies and vagabonds who aim to live off the grid, they learn that these outcasts exist in warring tribes: the Rabbits and the Bears. And Arabella is likely caught in the middle. -- adapted from jacket
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