Kate London is a famous American writer, the author of more than forty-five books, repeatedly awarded the title of “national bestseller.” After the death of her sister, Rachel Everly returns to her hometown to find out the circumstances of Mallory’s untimely death and find who caused her death . The range of suspects is extremely wide, but who was Mallory trying to point out when she left a pin-studded voodoo doll in Rachel's hiding place? What connection is there between Mallory's death and Rachel's attempted rape? Is this really someone from the closest circle of acquaintances? Who kept Mallory and at the same time beat her and forced her to have abortion after abortion? Could this be Kyle, to whom Rachel has been irresistibly drawn all her life, but whose purpose in life seems to be to torment Rachel? Or is the truth much worse? For clues, Rachel will have to turn to her own memory, since all the keys to solving the crime are found in childhood.