Herron Hall sits high up on the North Yorkshire Moors near the famous Abbey of Whitby. Here gruesome murders take place and Mary Green the owner's daughter finds herself embroiled by the sinister happenings. Her uncle Edward's quick actions may not be enough to save her or the Hall. The plot weaves its way in and out of the novel whilst two strangers meet on a train and the story of Herron Hall is recounted by one of them. The intriguing story takes the reader back to the bygone era of the 1920's but the story unwinds decades later.