For some, dying is easy. For others, dying is their only hope.Charlie Dawes lies in the Old Oak Hospice, plagued by dark memories, and stalked by a mysterious, faceless creature he knows only as the Shadowman.Cathy Redman, his only friend and a caretaker in the ward, spends her time reading to Charlie and comforting his pain. She thinks she knows him...but when an inquisitive detective, a spiteful nurse, and a dangerous old Gypsy woman's lives intertwine,...