Wither, book two in the Lily O'Hara series, explores the power of the monster hiding in plain sight. A power afforded him by the silence of others.

Lily O'Hara faces the pain of buried pasts. She is no stranger to delving into secrets and is drawn to the unknown story of a young fisherman who takes his life and leaves a cryptic message about the truth killing him. Max Fraser, best friend of her husband Phillip, received the letter and asks Lily to help him decipher it and come to understand what precipitated the suicide.