The Candle in the Window

A Holiday Mystery Thriller

In the blackout, every shadow tells a lie.

When Evelyn Harcourt returns from the war to her fog-drenched village, nothing feels familiar. Her brother is accused of treason. Her home hums with whispers. And a single candle burns in the window—a flicker that feels like a warning.

Each night, the light pulses. Each day, the village turns colder. The coded hymns, the vanished faces, the man she buried but still feels watching—all twist together until Evelyn can’t tell memory from madness.

The inspector who questions her claims to seek the truth, but his eyes say otherwise. His presence feels like surveillance. His sympathy, a trap.

As the fog thickens and the messages grow darker, Evelyn’s grip on reality begins to slip. Someone is watching. Someone knows. And the candle that once meant safety now burns for something far more dangerous.

Some secrets were never meant to see the light.
And once they do—there’s no way back.