Charley has a strange feeling when she sees the idyllic mill house with its cluster of outbuildings, the lake and the swirling mill stream; a powerful sense of recognition, as if she has been there before—except she knows she hasn't. After Charley and her husband Tom move into Elmwood Mill, sinister memories of a previous existence start to haunt her. In this 1990 thriller by Peter James, Charley is persuaded to undergo hypnosis, but in searching deep into her past, she will soon fear her future.