The Evil Within (The Dark Devon Mysteries series)

Overwhelmed by intense professional pressure, Jim Hawkes decides to walk away from his high-stakes career to heal from an impending mental breakdown. Seeking solace, he retreats to a quiet cottage nestled in the rural Devon countryside. However, his hoped-for sanctuary quickly turns into a living nightmare. Almost immediately after moving in, Jim is tormented by chilling, inexplicable events—including sudden disruptive sounds in the attic and fleeting glimpses of a mysterious young girl who vanishes as soon as she appears. As he uncovers the dark history of the cottage and the terrible tragedy that occurred there, Jim realizes he is not only dealing with haunting entities from the past but is also being targeted by a very dangerous, real-world danger in the present.