Kensington, 1896 - Nora Bancroft awakes to find her husband dead beside her. That same night, his estranged brother returns to England for the first time in a decade and he is not alone.

As Detective Inspector Edmund Ritter investigates, Nora shuts herself away in mourning, but a dark presence will not leave her be. Tormented by memories she does not understand, Nora pieces together family secrets and old superstitions to unravel the mystery of Bridde Place and the truth about her husband’s murder.