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TRACKING ARIANA

She followed every rule. The government broke them all.

When Ariana Wilkinson—a lawful U.S. resident and Afghan-born wife of an Air Force colonel—is wrongfully detained by ICE during a religious festival in Westchester County, her disappearance sets off a desperate search that exposes the darkest corners of American immigration enforcement.

Returning home from deployment, Colonel Joseph Wilkinson finds his house empty and his family missing. When he learns that Ariana has been taken into custody, he turns to attorney Seth Bodner for help. Together, they fight to reunite the children with their father—but Ariana vanishes before her hearing ever takes place.

Enter Dan Burnett, a seasoned Private investigator with NYPD roots, as they track Ariana through a labyrinth of detention centers from New York to Florida. They uncover a covert federal program of deportation—denying them due process, and erasing them from the system before anyone can intervene.

Meanwhile, Ariana must survive the terror and uncertainty of detention, clinging to faith, memory, and the love of her family. As Dan unravels the truth, they race against time to rescue her before she’s gone forever.

Tracking Ariana is a heart-pounding legal thriller where one woman’s freedom becomes the ultimate test of a nation’s conscience.

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THE EARLY REVIEWS ARE IN!

  • "A timely, tightly wound thriller of disappearance and power.  In this urgent political thriller, Terhaar explores what happens when due process disappears. Detained despite her lawful status, Ariana Wilkinson is quietly transferred out of reach, leaving her husband, Colonel Joseph Wilkinson, to search for answers. When former NYPD detective Dan Burnett joins the hunt, the question becomes unavoidable: who decides when due process no longer applies? A political thriller at heart, it favors urgency over subtlety and feels disturbingly close to the present moment. Fans of taut, socially urgent thrillers with clear moral stakes will find plenty to appreciate."

    — The Prairies Book Review

  • "Tracking Ariana opens with a quiet spring afternoon that turns into a nightmare. Ariana Wilkinson, a young Afghan immigrant and mother of two, is swept up with other families by ICE, despite carrying legal documentation. Her husband Joe, a newly retired Air Force colonel returning from deployment, arrives home to find his wife and children missing, sparking a desperate search. Meanwhile, attorney Seth Bodner and private investigator Dan Burnett begin uncovering the political machinery and secrecy behind the detentions. The story moves quickly, shifting between Ariana’s terror, Joe’s rising panic, and the investigative puzzle unfolding around them. ..." (continued on next slide) →

    — Literary Titan Book Reviews
    Rating: 5 of 5

  • (continued from previous slide) "... The chapters move fast, and the scenes stack tension one on top of the next, with anger simmering under the surface. Watching Seth and Dan pull together scraps of information while the government stonewalls them made me feel both frustrated and invested. As the pace continues to rise, even the quieter scenes carry tension because the stakes never let up. If you enjoy thrillers rooted in family, justice, and real-world tension, this book is a strong pick, especially for readers who like stories that weave personal stakes with political complications."

    — Literary Titan Book Reviews
    Rating: 5 of 5

  • "Tracking Ariana is a heart-pounding legal thriller where one woman’s freedom becomes the ultimate test of a nation’s conscience. It’s my pick for the most relevant and timely novel of the new year!"

    — CT Reader

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Larry Terhaar

LARRY TERHAAR

Thanks for viewing my website! Here is a little bit about me.

I grew up in Westport, CT, where I married Beth, my high school sweetheart. After a few different work experiences in my twenties, I started a new career as a home builder in my thirties. This business grew into real estate development, and by 2004, I was building condominiums.

Beth and I had two boys in the 80s and raised them in Fairfield County, CT, primarily in Danbury and Newtown. Both our sons are now married, and we have been blessed with two wonderful grandsons. 

By 2000, I had become fascinated with ocean sailing. We have owned three sailboats since then and have sailed the western Atlantic and Caribbean seas multiple times from Maine to Grenada and every place in between, living aboard for much of that time. 

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