After moving into a new house, Catherine Ravenscroft finds an unusual book in her bedroom. How could she get there? Neither Katherine herself nor her husband Robert bought the book. As she begins to read, Katherine realizes that the main character is herself, and the tragic events described in the novel are a dark secret that only one person knew, but he is long dead. The past begins to haunt Katherine again, turning her life into a nightmare. And to get rid of him, she will have to pay too high a price...