Abigail is a proud member of the New America Baptist Church. Living miles away from the nearest town in South Carolina, she is safe from the depraved modern world.

She is a good daughter. A valued member of the community.

So when she is the sole survivor of a fire that burns her family's home to the ground, it seems like a tragic accident.

Until a surprising discovery is made: before the fire, Abigail let a stranger in.

Who was the stranger? What started the fire? And was the outside world always the threat - or did danger lurk within the community's walls?

‘Under his guidance. Have a blessed day.’

The tension is wound taught like a bow string in this book. The community gives me the creeps, much in a Handmaids Tale type way, yet I couldn’t look away. 

‘Seriously, this place is so repressed I’m surprised no one here has lost the plot and gone on a killing spree.’

In a closed religious community where women have to submit to their husbands. Men’s word is law, and especially Abigail’s fathers word, the pastor. There is extreme control, gas lighting, abuse and fear.

Daddy, Pastor Heywood, really is one of the most unpleasant characters I have ever read. I liked Abigail, it was interesting to see her mind open up to the world around her, to see the fight develop in her.

Laure Van Rensburg really is a master of her craft, this book is gripping, SO SO tense and I just loved it!