She lost him in a single moment… she let her five-year-old son out of her sight for the briefest moment and he seemingly vanished into thin air….

Traumatized by the disappearance of her son, Rachel Anderson will do anything to find her child. The boy’s sudden, mysterious disappearance from a crowded playground makes front-page news and Special Agent Max Lawson takes on the case, certain that this is no ordinary abduction; the kidnapper’s pathological need for control and punishment for perceived wrongs is too great.

On the trail of vicious kidnappers, Special Agent Lawson learns the chilling truth of Rachel’s past . . . and of a horrific secret at the very center of a nasty little war. He knows that the people around Rachel are hiding something dirty. Something big that just might get them killed. Agent Lawson is in the midst of a personal crisis at work and at home,…when he realizes he has become emotionally involved with the missing boy’s mother, but the case becomes all-consuming as they learn that the mastermind behind Kyle’s abduction is plotting one, last, perfect crime… against all who stand in the way.

But they are already in way too deep to stop now as they are drawn deeper into a maze of lies, secrets, and deadly choices, overwhelmed by tragedy and struggling not to give in to her despair, Kyle’s mother uncovers a shocking truth: that the separate acts of violence that shattered their lives were really a long time in the making and the trail of lies, blame, guilt and notoriety which follow —are a long way from over.

Is the house truly haunted, or is something far more sinister at play? Is the killer a vengeful ghost or a cunning human?

Tilly Bishop, a sharp-witted, small-town writer with a nose for mysteries, finds herself entangled in a deadly mystery when her best friend, Ellen, a real estate agent acquires the infamous Stonehaven House in the small Alaskan town of Jensen Harbor. The once-grand mansion is shrouded in a chilling atmosphere and steeped in local lore, and rumored to be haunted. Intrigued and drawn in by the house's dark allure, Tilly accompanies her friend to help prepare the property for sale. As Tilly and Ellen begin preparations to sell the property, they encounter a wealthy, elderly owner terrified of something or someone within the house. Before they can unravel the mystery, the old man is found murdered. Tilly becomes convinced that the house's ghostly inhabitants may not be the only ones involved as Tilly’s investigative instincts kick into high gear. 
Tilly and Ellen delve deeper into the chilling history of the mansion, only to discover a terrifying truth: the house is not just haunted, it's deadly. They uncover a century-old tragedy that may be connected to a series of mysterious deaths and the house's haunted reputation. With the arrival of a mysterious out-of-town buyer, the town is thrown into chaos. As a string of mysterious deaths plague the town, Tilly becomes convinced the house is at the center of a deadly puzzle. With the clock ticking, She must decipher the cryptic warnings of the deceased owner. With the line between the living and the dead blurring, Tilly attempts to unravel a century-old tragedy to expose a killer—human or ghost. With a growing body count and a community full of suspects, Tilly must use her investigative skills to uncover the truth as she races against time to unmask the killer, whether human or spectral, before becoming the next victim.