When NYU student Mimi Shapiro arrives at her father's cottage in far-away Ontario, she finds a beautiful, relaxing place to escape from her life in New York City. She really needs a retreat right now, after fleeing from a sordid affair with her college professor, and this quaint, broken-down home is a sight to see. It is quiet, charming and peaceful.

But after she finds that her hide-a-key doesn't fit the lock, she realizes that the locks have been changed recently and the windows are no longer boarded up as they should be. So she sets out searching for a second hide-a-key in the back shed and here runs into a stranger who is apparently now living in the house and is not expecting her. In fact, this man startles her and seems strangely suspicious of her creeping around the house.

Mimi and her new acquaintance, Jackson Page (Jay), are equally puzzled about what the other is doing at the cottage. It seems very mysterious that they both are certain they have a right to be there, as each of them has received permission from their father to use the place. And it appears odd to Mimi that Jay is so anxious about a young girl being on the property. But he is very good-looking and charming, and there is something about him that draws her to him.

It's not long before they are sharing tea together in the cottage and sorting out the mystery of an uninvited visitor who has been breaking in and leaving disturbing items for Jay to find. There has been a dead bird and a snakeskin, and, even more menacing, a computer recording of an intruder breathing loudly in the background. Like Jay, Mimi is spooked and unsettled about being there, but she likes her new friend very much, and her trip to Ontario isn't something she wants to give up on. So she decides to stay, yet can't help wondering who this unwelcome guest is and if it could be the very man she fled New York City to escape from.

THE UNINVITED is an exhilarating mystery that will keep you deeply captivated as the story unfolds. Award-winning author Tim Wynne-Jones cleverly exposes the story little by little, and yet you still wonder right up until the end who this uninvited visitor really is and what he is up to. It is a chilling, suspenseful novel that, once you start, you won't want to put down.