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In this debut gothic fantasy, a young woman who can see the dead strikes a deal with the magnetic and dangerous Saint of Silence, a purveyor of dark secrets, to save her brother's life--the first book of a trilogy. nThree years ago, Leena Al-Sayer awoke with a terrible power. n nShe can see the dead. n nSince then, she has hidden herself away from the world, knowing that if she ever reveals her curse she will be locked up in an asylum. n nWhen her beloved brother, Rami, falls fatally ill, Leena is faced with a terrible choice: Let him die or buy the expensive medicine that will save his life by bartering the only valuable thing she has--her secret. n nThe Saint of Silence, a ruthless merchant who trades in confessions and is shrouded in unearthly rumors of cruelty and power, accepts her bargain, for a deadly price. Leena must find the ghost of Percival Avon, the last lord of Weavingshaw--or lose her freedom to the Saint forever. n nAs Leena's search takes her and the Saint to Weavingshaw, she finds the estate and the surrounding moors to be living things--hungry for blood and sacrifice. Fighting against Weavingshaw's might, Leena must also fight her growing pull toward the enigmatic Saint himself, whose connection to Percival Avon remains a mystery. n nAs the house begins to entomb them, time is running out on their desperate hunt for answers. n nFor Leena has come to see that here in Weavingshaw, the dead are not hushed--and some secrets are better left buried with them.n