In the early 1890s in Exeter, Rhode Island, tragic illness and deaths affect the Brown family, but suspicions from a growing local belief in a probable devilish legend create a sense of fear that one member of the family has become an horrific monster responsible for the tragic deaths. The story is a fictional account told from the perspective of the youngest daughter in the family based upon the true historical details culled from written articles at the time. The main story is very engaging in its historical concept, but it requires reading patience in going through the expanded emotional fictional retelling of a tale promising a sense of horror. ( )