Maggie Holt hates questions about her childhood and the book her father wrote. The book has haunted her for twenty-five years, ever since Maggie's family moved into the Victorian mansion of Bainberry Hall and had to flee three weeks later, in the middle of the night, never to return. In his novel, Maggie's father described all the dark and mystical events that took place in the mansion, and the book made the Holt family famous. But Maggie doesn't remember anything from her childhood and doesn't believe a single word in the novel.After her father's death, Maggie inherits the same mansion and wants to prepare it for sale. Now the ghosts of the past are ready to emerge from the shadows and tell Maggie the secret of Bainberry Hall. But is she ready to face the secrets that await her within the walls of the old house? And what if human actions turn out to be worse than any ghosts?