Tomas and his son Peter have been running away for years, and Peter is relieved when they finally settle down just outside the small village of Chust. Tomas is glad to have a quiet woodcutter’s life and keeps away from the village as much as possible, but good things never last.

Their lives become much less peaceful when people who are meant to be dead start walking around, and start killing the living people in the village. A distinct change comes over Tomas; Peter, with the help of Sofia (a gypsy staying the village), is determined to get to the bottom of it.

The story revolves around a sullen song called The Miorita, but no one seems to understand the true meaning of the song. The song is linked in with most aspects of this book; it gives a great sense of not knowing exactly what is happening. The song doesn’t seem important to Peter, but he soon realizes that it is the key to everything.

There is action from the very beginning of this book to the very end. It has a horror/thriller genre but is also about romance. It is kept interesting by not having big passages of description and explanation.

This is not a book for the faint-hearted as it is frightening and a bit gory in places. However it is an excellent read and I couldn’t put it down once I started reading. It has a good ending because after the main story has finished, it has a sub-story to tell the reader what happened afterwards.