Last summer the Redding brothers – crooked-smiling liar River; laughing, hot-tempered Neely; and mad, knife-wielding Brodie – descended upon Violet White's (Vi's) dreamy seaside town, bringing chaos.

So when she catches a late-night radio show whispering of eerie events in a distant mountain village, she seizes on it, since this could be River or Brodie.

They find a girl who's seen the devil, a sea captain's daughter, and a sweet, red-haired forest boy who meets death halfway.

The School Library Journal reviewer wrote "The lush and polished prose, eerie locales, and pervading sense of dark unease are as engrossing as they were in the first installment.

"[1] The staff concluded, "[like with] Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, this macabre sequel's melancholy, ornate prose almost overshadows its intriguing plot.