Investigative writer Rachel Adams goes back to Cedar Creek, a community troubled by secrets and her mother's unresolved disappearance, after receiving an enigmatic letter from her estranged father. In her quest for the truth, Rachel discovers a secret cult within the church that practices ominous rites and is veiled in old prophecies. Rachel finds that the evil that lurks in Cedar Creek is even more terrible than she had anticipated when she digs deeper. She becomes entangled in a web of deceit and treachery that puts her life and the lives of the people she loves in danger with every truth that is uncovered. Will Rachel be able to find the truth before the shadows engulf her, or will another innocent person be taken by the evil powers at work?