Forbidden passions, twisted jealousies and a ruthless killer collide in Stella Cameron's latest thriller.

Nearly two decades ago a charismatic man called Colin controlled an isolated community hidden in foothills north of San Francisco in what was supposed to be a life free of materialism. Instead, Colin turned The Refuge into a mass grave as he completed a sinister plan to exterminate his followers all except three children, who escaped with his secrets.

Today, Nick, Sarah and Aurelie are living quietly under the radar in a small Louisiana town. But when the bodies at The Refuge are uncovered, the nightmare of the past forces the friends to confront the past. To survive, they must stay one step ahead of the man who has been waiting for them to take his secrets to their graves.