When his high school is overtaken by a tyrannical new principal, Ty plans to hit the road with his best friend and never look back. But during a botched attempt to steal supplies, Ty witnesses an event that changes everything: his neighbor, a grizzled war hero and martial artist, vanishes into thin air.
The disappearance resurfaces shadows of his mother's death, and Ty vows to find out what happened. Soon, Ty learns that the mysterious power to disappear is more perilous than he ever imagined. Hounded by an intrepid student journalist, relentless bullies, and even the military police, can Ty keep the secret safe?