In Greensboro, NC, he finds his biggest challenge yet -- a magnificent mansion that's suffered almost a century of abuse. As he sinks his teeth into his new project, the new neighborhood begins to work its charms on him, and he soon develops a romance with the realtor who sold him the place, even making friends with the chatty old ladies next door.

But all is not what it seems, and when Lark unearths an old tunnel in the cellar, the home's enchantments start to turn ominous. Suddenly, everyone seems to want to get rid of him. Whether it's for his own good, or for theirs, Lark doesn't know, but he digs in his heels and embarks on an epic struggle against a house with a past even more tragic than his own.

With the suspense and tension of Dean Koontz and the surprising chills of Stephen King, Orson Scott Card creates a masterpiece of a thriller.