Imagine your worst fear. A fear that eats away at you - fear of death, of illness, of needles, of fire. Even of feeligns themselves. In London, Emma Tate's life is collapsing around her - her job is in jeopardy, her parents have been killed in a car crash for which she blames herself, and her husband's business is failing. Seeking respite, Emma, her husband and two of their friends hope to find some temporary peace in a country house. But Roxton is a place of strange secrets. What is the reason for the closure of the mine? What riddles are hidden in the stained glass of the church? What mysterious force is at large? Emma's desire to uncover these secrets will lead her into a nightmare from which there will be no waking.
