About the book: 2023 / The will of a stranger - this is where many troubles begin, but the life of a governess is not replete with joys, so Miss Murray did not doubt for a moment that it was worth whether to accept a house on the Isle of Maine, as well as a modest, but condition. She was not alarmed by the strange condition: for a year the heiress was obliged to live in the mansion without leaving the island. Free cheese can only be found in a mousetrap, and the walls of an ancient building hide terrible secrets. Miss Murray is not the first owner of a house from whose windows the ruins of the ominous Cronk Castle are visible. A black ghostly dog ​​portends trouble, but the darkness in human souls poses a much greater danger. And yet, ahead of Miss Murray lies not only danger, but also an important meeting that could change her life..