It all started when the kids went missing. At least that's how it felt to Jenny. Kids didn't just disappear. Not from right in front of the door, and not in a small and cozy New England town where everyone knew everyone's business and left the doors unlocked.

But the truth was, the secrets that haunted the little town started long before the two children went missing. Perhaps long before the last child went missing, too. The one few people remembered any more, and those that remembered weren't talking.

Some might say it started with the murder out in the woods, which would certainly explain the strange sounds and the eyes that watched from the window if you happened to glance up at the right moment.

Uncle Albert wouldn't agree. He knew the secrets started long, long before that.

But for Detective Merchant, it all started with the fire. They say the real troubles in your life are the ones that never crossed your worried mind. As chaos swept the sleepy little town and people dropped dead around him, his lazy days as a small town cop took a u-turn and floored it, heading straight to hell. Could he solve the case before he became the next victim?

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