In this terrifying ghost story based on true events, the President's late son haunts the White House, threatening all who live in itand the divided America beyond its walls. From the bestselling author of The Homecoming.
The year is 1853. President-elect Franklin Pierce is traveling with his family to Washington, DC, when tragedy strikes. In an instant, their train runs off the rails, violently flinging passengers about the cabin. When the great iron machine finally comes to rest, the only casualty is the Pierces' son, Bennie. The loss sends First Lady Jane Pierce into mourning, and casts Franklin's presidency under a pall of sorrow and grief.
Only by overcoming their grief and confronting their darkest secrets can Jane and Franklin hope to rid themselvesand Americaof the entity that seeks to make the White House its permanent home.