


They left behind some troubling memories in Chicago. This is not exactly the ‘ fresh start‘ that she and her husband had hoped for. Winter is drawing in, days are short, and the thought of murder being committed so close, in such an insular community, ratchets up her stress levels. The house is situated on a tiny island off the coast of Maine. When Sadie, a doctor, learns of the murder of one of her neighbors, she is even more uneasy. But what can she do? The poor girl is grieving after the very recent suicide of her mother in this very house. Not exactly the example Sadie wants to have for her own two boys, Otto aged fourteen, and Tate, aged seven. Sixteen years old, surly, disrespectful, goth, and overly fond of expletives. Along with the house came an extra responsibility in the form of her niece, Imogen. Sadie Foust has had a sense of foreboding ever since she first saw the house they had inherited from her husband’s sister.
