In a silent sleepy castle evil has awakenedFamed British lawyer Gerard Woodward is summoned to an ancient Welsh castle to assist a dying lord in his final affairs But as his host slips closer to death Gerard begins to feel less like a guest and more like a prisoner When he finds himself locked inside his room he realizes he must escapeAfter finding his way out of his room Gerard begins to wonder if he was safer locked inside The labyrinthine halls echo secrets A terrible wail and the rattling of chains sets his nerves on end Something sinister is happening within the walls of Mathers Castle and when he descends into the dungeons he discovers a horrible secretIn nearby London children vanish into the night animals are horribly mutilated and a savage creature stalks the shadows When Gerards wife Raelyn becomes the creatures next target Gerards need to escape reaches a fever pitch He must get out alive to dispel the evil to save his beloved Raelyn and the rest of usFans of epistolary Gothic horror classics like Dracula Frankenstein and The Picture of Dorian Gray will devour The Devils Whispers