The Hours Before Dawn

House full of danger...

Night after night, for no apparent reason, the baby cried. Night after sleepless night, Louise watched the baby, watched and waited -- until her waking and dreaming hours became confused and her life was a long, tormenting nightmare.

Why did she have the feeling of being hunted? Why did the coming of the new boarder, Vera Brandon, bring mystery and fear of a deadly secret to her home? Everyone said Miss Brandon was such a respectable woman -- so quiet. But Louise knew differently. Louise knew about the hidden diary and the strange suitcase with the foreign labels, and she knew that somewhere, sometime, she had seen Miss Brandon before. But where, where?...

Was it lack of sleep, or was it really the feeling of the hunted? The feeling that warns when eyes are watching from behind, when stealthy footsteps are following...

And always, the baby was screaming...