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After the accidental death of her young son, police chief Rachel Kennan buries herself in her work while her marriage to Finn—a struggling writer battling his own guilt and alcoholism—begins to fall apart. Then a disturbing crime shakes their small, deeply religious Virginia community, and Rachel’s investigation leads toward something far more sinister. An ominous presence in the surrounding forest seems to be calling to the town’s children, stirring fear, suspicion, and violence. As the darkness closes in, Rachel and Finn must confront both the supernatural forces threatening their family and the horrors they’ve been carrying within themselves. The novel draws heavily from Appalachian folklore.
After the accidental death of her young son, police chief Rachel Kennan buries herself in her work while her marriage to Finn—a struggling writer battling his own guilt and alcoholism—begins to fall apart. Then a disturbing crime shakes their small, deeply religious Virginia community, and Rachel’s investigation leads toward something far more sinister. An ominous presence in the surrounding forest seems to be calling to the town’s children, stirring fear, suspicion, and violence. As the darkness closes in, Rachel and Finn must confront both the supernatural forces threatening their family and the horrors they’ve been carrying within themselves. The novel draws heavily from Appalachian folklore.