"The Deceiver knows the Hungarian...the wise man keeps twenty-six ghosts in his library...and the widow carries the words of the dead." (translated from Latin) This is the final cryptic entry scrawled in the journal of the late John Chapel - a journal that detailed his obsession with finding a woman who didn't exist. Hers was just one of many faces he insisted that he saw there in the rain - one of many voices that called out to him every night, pulling him further into madness. Despite his wife's unwavering faith and strong hands trying to pull him back from the edge, she could only watch helplessly as he was slowly washed away by the rain like a fingerprint on a window. Death hasn't shaken her faith or loosened that grip upon him, however, and her resolve has never been stronger to discover the truth about her husband's bizarre fate. There are those who do not share her dedication to this crusade and others who actively work against her to keep the truth a secret - who can she trust? John's eccentric old mentor and History Professor, Dr. Campbell? His old best friend (and her old flame), Jeremy Connelly? Or is her only ally and trusted source the collection of pages John left behind, or perhaps the mysterious girl in the rain? Only Gwenn Chapel can decide where the truth lies as she begins a journey that will challenge her faith, the limits of her sanity and even her love for her husband. Will she have time to put all of the pieces together, or will she share John's fate and join those other watery faces in the rain?