A Gingerbread House

In a small town, secrets unravel as a detective investigates a series of mysterious events. Relationships are tested, and the truth emerges, revealing unexpected connections and hidden motives throughout the narrative.

When shy, lonely Ivy meets a woman who claims to be her long-lost sister, she knows it's too good to be true. She decides to trust Kate anyway. She wants a family. She wants someone to love. She's making a mistake. Ivy enters Kate's Scottish fairytale cottage . . . and she doesn't come out. She's the first to go missing. She won't be the last.

An invitation you can't refuse. You should . . .

When shy, lonely Ivy meets a woman who claims to be her long-lost sister, she knows it's too good to be true. She decides to trust Kate anyway. She wants a family. She wants someone to love.

She's making a mistake.

Ivy enters Kate's fairytale cottage, deep in the heart of Scotland . . . and she doesn't come out.

She's the first to go missing.

She won't be the last.

Meanwhile, in another part of the forest, Tash's journey is just beginning . . .

Multi-award-winning master of suspense Catriona McPherson is back with an ominous, twisty psychological thriller set in contemporary Scotland that will keep you on the edge of your seat.