This book is set in the Carcassone region of France in 1928. Freddie, the main character, travels there hoping that a change of scene will help ease the grief he has suffered from since the loss of his brother in the First World War. Travelling in the winter Freddie's car skids off the road and he seeks help from the people in the nearby village. But all is not as it seems...
I really enjoyed Kate Mosse's other books and was looking forward to this, much shorter book. I enjoyed the first part of the book but felt that what happened to Freddie after his crash was very predictable and not at all spooky. The ending in many ways was a bit too like parts of Labyrinth and the ghost part of the story was neither spooky nor unexpected. However the opening of the book telling of Freddie's grief and loneliness is very poignant and the descriptions of his journey through the French countryside make it worth a quick read.
