A mute child's bond with a unique Siamese cat uncovers an old tragedy--and rouses a murderous ghost.
Widowed Charlotte Hayward hopes Christmas in tiny Hawkshead village will build memories for her son Thomas, and a safer life. But Thomas soon resumes his nightly wanderings, only to be rescued by Lucian Pierce, Charlotte's first love though not the man she married. Thomas bonds with Lucian's cat Flora and her kittens even as Lucian is accused of not just one murder, but two.
When Charlotte returns home, Lucian sees past his old pain toward hope of a new future with the woman he never stopped loving--and her son who quickly steals Lucian's heart. Now a legendary ghost casts the shadow of the gallows over those hopes as Lucian sees Charlotte's doubts: if Lucian is innocent, why is the ghost hounding him? Or is it the little feline family the ghost is after, and what old wrong could be righted by killing them?
Can young Thomas and his feline friends stop the ghost of the Tarn Widow from taking her murderous revenge and prevent an innocent man from hanging?
