Cheyenne Ashby knows the dark and disturbing history of her hometown of Blue Cliff, Virginia, all too well. Itâs why she left. Growing up deep within the woods with her eccentric mother, Constance, she was raised on the unusual customs and generational superstitions linked to the local legend of an evil entity that haunts the forest. Five years ago, the bodies of three children were found in the woods. It was a manânot a mythical beastânamed Jasper Clinton who was convicted of these heinous crimes. For five years the town breathed just a bit easier with a real-life monster behind bars. But when another child goes missing, Cheyenne and Natalie are determined to discover the truth and uncover the townâs dangerous secrets rooted in its terrifying past. The two women must confront the reality of the superstitions they always believed in and their townâs complicated connection with whoâor whatâlives in the woods. In the tradition of Lisa Jewell and Ruth Ware, Katherine Greeneâs debut thriller is a dark descent into the sinister traditions and customs of a small town in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.