Breaking in was the easy part... It seemed like a low-risk heist - a mansion atop a secluded hill; a neighborhood in decline; an older couple. Tantalized by the potential rewards awaiting them, three men make it their mission to plunder the home. Yet despite all of their careful planning, things don't go as expected; not at all as expected... As a follow-up to his recent novel "Wizard Song," Gary Hill has gone in a different direction entirely with "The Homestead." Whereas "Wizard Song" was a science-fiction adventure tale spanning multiple worlds, "The Homestead" is dark and gritty horror that is predominantly set in a single large home.