What horror did her secret life hold… that made her dread this man of her dreams?
In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may be hiding a terrible secret—and that danger has quietly entered her home.
small town
california
library
widow
bank
detective
telegram
housewife
film noir
incest overtones
murder
fugitive
teenage girl
black and white
murderer
police detective
privacy
visit
gender roles
brother sister
wealthy widow
precocious child
misogynist
americana
uncle niece relationship
money in the bank
murder suspect
northern california
conflicting worldviews
bluebeard