When struggling filmmaker Patrick Gallagher fishes a mutilated corpse out of a river, his retreat from life takes a sinister turn. After destroying his own career, Patrick had hoped to lick his wounds in the quiet of a small New England town, but the ghostly secrets of Lawton, Vermont, prove all too ominous to allow for serenity.

In the course of the investigation, Patrick befriends local Policewoman Andi Nightingale, who is haunted by her own troubled past. As the suspense builds, Patrick and Andi are drawn into the shocking legacy of the town’s shared guilt over a crime kept hidden for a century....

History, spirituality, and death all merge in this spellbinding thriller from acclaimed author Mark Sullivan.

“A grisly tale...a web of destruction that includes government assassins, spiritualists, and even Sitting Bull’s niece.” (Chicago Tribune)

“Mark Sullivan combines poetic writing with eerie elements of mysticism to fashion yet another fascinating thriller.” (New York Times best-selling author Tess Gerritsen)