Maybe you've heard tales about Scarcross Hall the house on the old coffin path that winds from village to moor top. They say there's something up here something evil. Mercy Booth isn't afraid. The moors and Scarcross are her home and lifeblood. But small things are beginning to trouble her. Three ancient coins missing from her father's study the shadowy figure out by the gatepost an unshakeable sense that someone is watching. When a stranger appears seeking work Mercy reluctantly takes him in. As their stories entwine this man will change everything. She just can't see it yet...