Old Tragedies, New Horrors Max and Sandra Porter have encountered many frightening things in North Carolina—witches, curses, covens, and evil families to name a few—encounters that left them broke and broken. Now, just as Max and Sandra are getting their lives back together, they meet a pregnant woman convinced her house is trying to possess her baby. But this is no ordinary haunted house. Every avenue they investigate leads Max to the same daunting conclusion—there is no ghost doing the haunting. Yet something supernatural clearly is involved. Along with his trusty partner, the ghost of a 1940s detective named Drummond, Max will use all his skills and the aid of those he cares about to uncover the truth. But a long-hidden truth is a dangerous thing. For Max and Sandra, it might even be deadly.