A town reeling in the wake of tragedy. An arsonist is on the loose in Colmstock, Australia, most recently burning down the towns courthouse and killing a young boy who was trapped inside. An aspiring journalist desperate for a story. The clock is ticking for Rose Blakey. With nothing but rejections from newspapers piling up, her job pulling beers for cops at the local tavern isnt nearly enough to cover rent. Rose needs a storya big one. Little dolls full of secretsIn the weeks after the courthouse fire, precise porcelain replicas of Colmstocks daughters begin turning up on doorsteps, terrifying parents and testing the limits of the towns already fractured police force. Rose may have finally found her story. But as her articles gain traction and the boundaries of her investigation blur, Colmstock is seized by a seething paranoia. Soon, no one is safe from suspicion. And when Roses attention turns to the mysterious stranger living in the rooms behind the tavern, neighbor turns on neighbor and the darkest side of self-preservation is revealed.