Evelyn Axon and her daughter, Muriel, barricaded in their once-respectable house, are surrounded by years of garbage―and plenty of family secrets, to boot. They completely baffle Isabel Field, the social worker assigned to help them. But Isabel has...

Ten years have passed since Muriel Axon was locked away for society's protection, but psychiatric confinement has only increased her malice and ingenuity. At last free, she sets into motion an intricate plan to exact revenge on those who had her put...