On his deathbed Martie Thurston’s father begs her to complete his last book. The manuscript has to be finished by her hand. The curse from years ago stipulates it to be completed before her father can be released into the afterlife. The covenant can only be broken if the thirteenth book is finished. Yet Martie is hesitant to abide by her father’s wishes. The curse has ramifications that destroyed her family and will most assuredly take her. Will she have the courage to accept the request and stumble through the stories and writings of her father, the monster that brought turmoil and death to the family? Will Martie finish the thirteenth book? And if she does, what will she discover?