Elspeth intends to develop a relationship with the small child she will be caring for when she travels to a lonely Scottish island. Mary has been silent for months for reasons no one will explain, until she learns that. And there are more mysteries besides the girl's silence. Unoccupied hallways are filled with hypnotic lullabies. Unusual dolls suddenly appear in vacant rooms. And as the evenings lengthen, darker queries surface. What happened to William, Mary's deceased twin? Why did the family's former nanny vanish so quickly? How about the whistling Elspeth hears at night?is that simply the storm? Or is she being pursued by someone?