Is it possible to undo a pact with the Devil?

'One of the most popular storytellers of the century.' - The Telegraph A businessman makes a deal with a satanic clergymen, and has his daughter baptised into Satan’s church. Twenty-one years later, provided she is still a virgin, she is destined to be the centrepiece of a hideous satanic ritual. Molly Fountain, a tough-minded Englishwoman who worked for the British Intelligence during the war, has retreated to her French cottage to write. Next door she finds a new, mysterious neighbour, an intriguing young girl named Christina. Why did the solitary girl leave her rented house only for short walks at night? Why was she so frightened? Why did animals shrink away from her? Molly and her son are determined to save Christina from the clutches of what promises to be a fate worse than death.

"One of the most popular storytellers of the century." - The Telegraph

"He forcibly abducts the imagination." - The Evening Standard

"The word thriller has never been more aptly bestowed." - The News Chronicle

"The greatest adventure writer of his time." - Daily Mail

"Never lets you down." - Evening Standard