When Lindsay Marshall mysteriously vanishes from her bedroom during the night, her mother, Kara,fears the worst. Their neighbor Patrick Shields can easily relate to Kara's grief--he is still dealing with the pain of losing his wife and two children in a devastating fire. But heartache isn't all that draws Patrick and Kara together.

When Lindsay Marshall mysteriously vanishes from her bedroom during the night, her mother, Kara,fears the worst. Their neighbor Patrick Shields can easily relate to Kara's grief--he is still dealing with the pain of losing his wife and two children in a devastating fire. But heartache isn't all that draws Patrick and Kara together. He, too, senses the hand of a malevolent stranger in this tragedy. And as more people go missing, Patrick's suspicion, like Kara's, blooms into horrified certainty. Someone is trolling this peaceful community--undetected and undeterred--harvesting victims for a purpose no sane mind can fathom. Kara and Patrick, alone and desperate, are determined to unmask the monster who even now is watching, plotting, keeping a demented diary of unspeakable deeds . . . and waiting until the time is ripe to make another fateful move.