I opened my mouth and it came. It wasn’t a cry, or even a sob. It originated from deep in my own soul… It had been the sound of the mother helpless to save lots of her kid from risk. I asked the same unanswered questions over and again. Where was he? Where was my Damien?

On 2 November 1996, sixteen-year-old Damien Nettles went out for the night in his city of Cowes for the Isle of Wight. CCTV documented him inside a chip store at 23:40 and on the TRADITIONAL just after midnight. He hasn’t been noticed since.

His mom, Valerie, has spent over 2 decades desperately trying to find out what happened to her son. Arrests have already been produced, and suspects released without charge. Despite many years of research by journalists and an exclusive investigator, Damien’s vanishing continues to be a mystery.

With this hugely moving and compelling account, Valerie Nettles tells the entire, perplexing story of her son’s disappearance.

Someone must know what happened to Damien. Will the reality ever emerge from the shadows?