Amazon.com description: Product Description: In a few days, Elaine's happy, serene life has been turned inside out and upside down. First her daughter's grade school teacher commits suicide in front of the class. Next the child begins seeing mystical auras. Not long afterward, she disappears. Then Elaine's husband is missing. And then Elaine gets a phone call that launches her on a dangerous journey to find her missing loved ones. But who will help her? The police, who have done so little to help her find her daughter? Her best friend, whose religious elders vilify her husband? The odd but friendly woman who believes in the power of charms? Finally, Elaine drives alone into the wilds of the Appalachian Mountains to reunite with her husband and child. But she's not alone. A host of mystical forces follow her, determined to tear apart Elaine and her family. Those who like their fantasies dark and their mysteries well-twisted will be enthralled by the mesmerizing tale of mysticism, Gnosticism, and an ordinary suburban family caught up in the clutches of terror.