When artist Katie Summers emerged from a four-day coma, she remembered all too vividly the horror of that night—the terrifying dead eyes that had stared back at her in the rear view mirror, causing her to crash her car. But no one believed her.

Released from the hospital, still weak from her ordeal, Kate took a taxi to her remote farmhouse on Black Lake. Darkness had already fallen. There was only the wind in the trees to greet her...and the cold and empty house.

But the house was not quite empty. Something awaited her upstairs in her bedroom. Something with cold, dead eyes...

"...Written with the finesse and grace of a master...certain to keep the reader awake, turning pages long after bed time, and listening carefully to everything around them. ...a powerful new voice in the world of suspense and mystery."

"...brilliant...a spine tingler of the first order..." (Ariana Overton, author of Tapestry)

"When you read this one, make sure your doors are locked and all the lights are on!" (Myshelf Reviews-Pam Stone)

Author Bio: As well as penning suspense novels, Joan Hall Hovey's work has appeared in numerous publications. Her short story, Dark Reunion, was anthologized in Investigating Women. Joan Hall Hovey lives in New Brunswick, Canada, with her husband and is currently working on a new suspense novel.