"Diamond twists the coils of suspense to breaking point . . . a first-class psychologi-cal thriller that's probably best read with the lights on."-The Daily Record (London)

"Unbelievably chilling . . . this gripping and unsettling book is bound to have you reading late into the night."-Peterborough Evening News (England)

When Anna Howell makes the shocking discovery that a notorious child murderess of the 1960s was the previous inhabitant of her picturesque old cottage, an unseen enemy begins to threaten her marriage, her sanity, and ultimately her life.