Andrew O'Donnell's childhood friend, Thomas, was murdered when they were ten years old. Nightmares and guilt have plagued Andrew ever since. And he believes himself responsible for delivering Thomas into the very hands of the men who committed the atrocity.Now, fourteen years later, Andrew is driven to uncover the mystery of what really happened to Thomas, the reason behind the brutal abduction, and whether the assailants-who were never caught-have set their sights on someone else.Even the help of an unlikely ally may not be enough to stop the darkness, the threat of what it will do to them in this life...or the next.