Josie is at rock bottom. Burned out and heartbroken, she lives a haunted existence after returning to her isolated hometown on the edge of the Forest of Dean.
When she stumbles across a decaying, ant‑infested body in the woods, Josie plummets into a downward spiral, facing uncomfortable truths about the victim and her own past ‑ all whilst battling an infestation that seems to have burrowed into her mind . . . and her flesh.
Desperate for absolution, Josie scratches the surface of an age‑old mystery ‑ a masked predator stalks the forest around Ellwood, a place deeply gripped by folklore. So when the village prepares for its annual festival, and Josie gets closer and closer to unveiling a monster, she begins to ask herself:
Are these dark crawling insects leading her to uncover the truth? . . . Or is she their next victim?
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