From the No.1 bestselling author of The American Boy and The Ashes of London comes a gothic novella perfect for fans of The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley.Clare and Gerald live a perfect life in the Forest of Dean with their cat, Cannop. Then Geralds young nephew comes to stay. Jack is from another world active service in Afghanistan. The experience has left him outwardly untouched, but for a scratch that wont heal. Jack and Cannop don't like each other. Clare and Jack like each other too much. The scratch begins to fester.