While on a business trip, Chuck Schwab receives the news that his wife Veronica had a miscarriage. After taking an overnight flight home he discovers that his wife has disappeared. How did it come about that his wife had a miscarriage and disappeared within the span twenty-four hours?

As he digs deeper into his wife's disappearance, he soon discovers that his life is not what it seems. What unfolds is a tale of love, belonging, great loss, and a journey into the past that is necessary to mend the present.

I Won’t Be Gone is a detective story in which identity, a dissolving marriage, and the buried secrets of Chernobyl all intertwine as Chuck seeks to solve the mystery of his wife’s disappearance.