Search. Find. Survive. An inescapable curiosity pulls retired reporter Edna Ruth Bland back to Kesseene to seek the details missed during her first visit. As she works to identify the people and places that hold the truth, others within Kesseene watch her closely, striving to prevent another destabilization of their lives by an outsider. Just as Edna closes in on the information needed to shape the sequel to her best selling book, The History of Hangings, forces around her position themselves to sense the release of those details once and for all. Will Edna complete her writings before the looming darkness pulls her under? *This is a sequel to A History of Hangings*