But then the illustrations take a dark turn, showcasing the details of a gruesome murder the inclusion of the drawings, which start out as stick figures and grow increasingly more disturbing and sophisticated, brings the reader right into the story. At first, these drawings are rather typical: rabbits, hot air balloons, trees. Teddy, the precocious and shy 5-year-old boy she's charged with watching, seems to be haunted by a ghost who channels his body to draw pictures that are far too complex and well formed for such a young child.
Mallory Quinn, fresh out of rehab and recovering from a recent tragedy, has taken a job as a nanny for an affluent couple living in the upscale suburb of Spring Brook, New Jersey, when a series of strange events start to make her (and her employers) question her own sanity.
A disturbing household secret has far-reaching consequences in this dark, unusual ghost story.
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