Pat Palmer was abandoned by her parents when she was three. Married and pregnant at twenty-six, the mystery of her past cast an impenetrable shadow over her unborn child. She set out in search of her heritage, armed with memories of a ferry ride in a fog and a dark, old house by the sea. On an island in the Puget Sound she encountered whispered rumors of death, sabotage and insanity, fuel for her fears for herself and her unborn child.