When Melissa is at her most vulnerable, after her parents die, she is befriended by the charasmatic Dominic, she is relieved to have someone to confide in about the stress she is under, particularly from an ex boyfriend who appears to be stalking her. She feels very alone in the world and Dominic is the only person she feels safe with. When he suggests that she join his religious sect in an old Abbey it seems like the perfect solution. Her ex will never find her there. She'd be safe at last. However, The Brotherhood is not the safe haven she had hoped it would be. It seems there's more to fear inside The Brotherhood that outside in the real world.

What a roller coaster of a book! I was exhausted by the time I got to the end of it! I loved Jo Fenton's writing style and the writing gripped me from page one. I've always been interested in what draws people to religious groups and religion of any sort. Dominic it seems chooses people when they are at their most vulnerable and probably not in a position to make the best life choices. He feeds on their fears and this cult, which is what it is, is there to serve his ego more than anything else. Driven by fear, his 'followers' are brainwashed into believing he is something he isn't.  He is the master manipulator using charm to draw people into his dark world.

The novel is beautifully paced and a desperate desire to find out more about Melissa's story, drives the read to read it at breakneck speed. I just needed to know what was going to happen. Told in the first person, we learn first hand what Melissa is feeling and throughout the course of the novel her fear is palpable. Just how far people go to believe something smacks for me, of something all too real and that's what made this story so compelling. I loved this book. A brilliant piece of writing and a recommended read from me if you want a book to get your heart racing!