Alison Reid

Clara Benning, a veterinary surgeon, was disfigured in a childhood accident and lives almost as a recluse. She becomes involved in a series of deaths resulting from snake bites and uncovers sinister links to ancient ritual. X rated, contains offensive language and explicit sex.

When the twins are in bed they hear a clattering noise on the roof, then tapping at the window. It's a girl with a broken wing, but who is she and where has she come from?