Synopsis: Theatre of Illusion

They barely survived the past…
Children of an abusive father who spiraled into madness and murder, Sarah and Tobias Perkins endured his fury by holding to each other.
Finally, they found a safe haven…
As adults, they live and work on the Spirit of the River, the riverboat that saved their mother from their father’s wrath, and is a safe haven for all who travel aboard her.
but “safe” is only an illusion…
A woman passenger is murdered and Tobias vanishes. Sarah is sure her gentle, kind brother had nothing to do with the death. Desperate to clear his name, she follows Théatre de L’illusion—a troupe run by the enigmatic Oscar Gévaudan—across the country to San Francisco.
The worst of evil lies within.
Sarah finds Toby, but then others fall prey to a vicious killer. Suffering from headaches and blackouts, Tobias is terrified a monster living inside him stalks the helpless. Sarah must prove Toby’s innocence by discovering what really happened to the victims. But Sarah’s search brings her in the sites of a ravenous evil that won’t quit until its endless need is satisfied.