DID DEATH HOLD THE ANSWER TO THE LANIER RIDDLE? When Polly Lanier was 16, her testimony sent Stacy Bryant, a handsome young neighbor, to prison for the fatal shooting of her foster sister, Tania. Now Polly is 19, and Stacy Bryant is free again. On the night he returns, Polly sees a candle glimmering through the windows of The Elms -- Tania's house, which has been locked since her death. And from that moment on, Polly's life is in danger. Logic tells Polly that Stacy is trying to kill her, but she can't help loving him. And her claims to love her. Torn between terror and hope, Polly searches desperately for the answer. But her quest keeps leading her back to The Elms -- and closer to her doom...
