Her brother Ethan is dead. then why does he visit and why does he leave the doors open for Lucy and her sisters -- doors that whisper of the place that claimed Ethan's body and mind?
"Don't be afraid, Lucy."
The world of sleepy houses and glimmering summer lawns is losing its hold on Lucy Brill. Her parents don't have the answers - they don't even have the questions. ethan has changed everything. Ethan, whose drug-racked body lies in the morgue...Ethan, who beckons Lucy to follow.
"Welcome, Lucy, Welcome."
Lucy will follow, blinded by light, her head filled with anger. Lucy Brill is going away...to the place that took her brother's life, where evil waits with open arms.