The accident that had killed Lydia's mother was spoken of only in hushed tones; the mysterious disappearance of her father - a famed novelist - was never discussed. And under the oppressive, stifling guardianship of her aristocratic aunt, Lydia Turner seemed destined to remain n painful ignorance of the actual fates of her parents. Until the perplexing hideous insinuations of her family, and throwing her into a frantic terror and bewilderment that sent her across the country to her family's home in search of answers - and an escape from insanity and death.