Joanna Reed, a professor, wife and mother, challenges her own limits by exploring caves deep under the earth, and writing acclaimed poetry. But now the refuge from which she draws her strength and inspiration has turned deadly. During her family s summer retreat to Asconsett Island, Joanna loses her husband and father in quick succession to unexplainable accidents. Unable to convince the police that they were murdered, and stricken with grief, for once she lets down her guard.The young woman who comes into her life seems loyal and kind, and her friendship slowly brings Joanna back from the abyss. But Charis Langenberg s appearance in Asconsett is no accident, and the worst is yet to come...
- ISBN10 0525939792
- ISBN13 9780525939795
- Publish Date 1 May 1999
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 18 August 2009
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
- Imprint E P Dutton & Co Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 307
- Language English