"Combining oppressive isolation and creepy characters, genre veteran Wilhelm
creates a genuinely eerie atmosphere that pulls readers in and keeps them turning the pages."
Booklist

"One of the masters of psychological fiction in America."San Francisco Chronicle

In a small town, everyone knows everyone else's business. But in Brindle, Oregon, there's a
secret nobody wants to see.

Todd Fielding, a newly married young woman, comes to Brindle for a job with the local newspaper,
which plans to celebrate the town's centennial by printing photos and letters from the town's history.
But the relics of the past hide a dark secret. When a young girl disappears and no one in the town
appears particularly concerned, Todd looks deeper. She uncovers the shocking fact that five other
girls have run away from Brindle under strange circumstances over the past twenty years, but no
one seems interested in finding them. As she begins to understand the history of a town steeped
in evil, manipulation, and cold-blooded murder, she decides the secrecy has lasted far too long.


Kate Wilhelm is the author of more than three dozen books. Her fiction has been translated into many languages and has received numerous awards. She and her late husband, Damon Knight, helped found the Science Fiction Writers of America and the Clarion Writers Workshop. She lives in Eugene, Oregon.

Anna Fields has found her true home behind the microphone after beginning her career on the stage in Washington, D.C. She has garnered several AudioFile Earphones Awards and won the coveted Audie Award in 2004.