A group of friends investigate the mystery of a strange staircase in the woods in this mesmerizing horror novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of AccidentsFive high school friends, bonded by an oath to protect each other no matter what. On a camping trip in the middle of the forest, they find something extraordinary: a mysterious staircase to nowhereOne friend walks up - but never comes back down. Now twenty years later, the staircase has reappeared, and the friends return to find the lost boy - and what lies beyond the staircase in the woods...