The #1 New York Times-bestselling author ofIdentitypresents a suspenseful new novel of tragedy and trauma, love and family, and the evil that awaits.

As they do each June, the Foxes have driven the winding roads of Appalachia to drop off their children for a two-week stay at their grandmothers. Here, twelve-year-old Thea can run free and breathe in the smells of pine and fresh bread and Grammies handmade candles. But as her parents head back to suburban Virginia, they have no idea theyre about to cross paths with a ticking time bomb.

Back in Kentucky, Thea and her grandmother Lucy both awaken from the same nightmare. And though the two have never discussed the special kind of sight they share, they know as soon as their tearful eyes meet that something terrible has happened.

The kids will be staying with Grammie now in Redbud Hollow,