When pregnant Alice Warren and her husband Paul settled into their dream home in the woods, all was blissful. But as Alice attempts to adjust to her new life in the countryside, a string of strange happenings occur, from a dead deer by the door to strange sounds in the night.
Alice believes that there's more to these occurrences than they appear, but Paul believes her paranoia is simply an overreaction.
Until she vanishes, leaving behind a cryptic letter. The police force think that she ran away of her own accord.

But the town's detective Heather Bishop believes differently.
From missing hikers to a twisted cold case, Heather learns that there's more to the forest than the tall trees and the dark lake...