Sinead has been taunted by her manipulative brother Patrick all her life. Now he is missing. But he hasn't stopped messing with her.

Compelled to search for him by her overbearing mother, Sinead discovers a trail of sinister clues which she knows Patrick has left for her. They lead her to Benedict House: a place where time stands still and nothing is as it seems.

There she meets James, who is also looking for answers about his troubled past. Together, James and Sinead will discover terrifying truths that will test them to the very limit. For Benedict House is not a place for the living, and Patrick will stop at nothing to bring them down...

There are 352 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Hachette Children's Group .

Siobhan Hayes spent her formative years at a Catholic convent school in Crosby, Merseyside. Later she studied English at university and worked for the civil service. Her time is currently spent writing and working for the family business, but she spends much of the time escaping for long walks by the sea.