Alex North

It begins with the house – and a body: Alan Hobbes stabbed to death in his own bed.

For years, he’s lived as a recluse in the remains of a derelict mansion that once belonged to a serial killer.

The police have a suspect: Christopher Shaw, observed on the premises on the night of the murder.

Katie Shaw hasn’t seen her brother Chris in two years. All her life, she’s tried to look out for him. Even when he made it so hard.

But now he’s bound up in the secrets of this dark house. To save Chris, dare she follow him inside…

Twenty-five years ago, Paul's friend Charlie Crabtree brutally killed their classmate - and then vanished without a trace. Paul's never forgiven himself for his part in what happened. He's never gone back home. Until his elderly mother has a fall. It's finally time to stop running.

It's not long before things start to go wrong. His mother claims there's someone in the house. Paul realises someone is following him. And, in a town many miles away, a copycat killer has struck. Which makes him wonder - what really happened to Charlie the day of the murder? And can anyone stop it happening again?