Seventeen-year-old Dee's plan to surprise her boyfriend, Luke, on their second anniversary goes horribly wrong. A fine choice for a teens who crave horror."-SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNALĭebut authors Leaver and Currie make an auspicious foray into YA horror. Praise: "A straight-ahead, cover-your-ears tale of terror that grows more nihilistic and grueling by the page."-BOOKLIST "A suspenseful and sporadically gory thriller."-PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "A dark, distrubing story. And his game may be just as deadly as his father’s. Their only hope for survival is Elijah’s enigmatic son, Joseph. When Purity Springs’ inhabitants suddenly appear, Dee, Luke, and Mike find themselves at the mercy of Elijah Hawkins, the town’s charismatic leader who has his own plans for the three of them. Worst of all, there’s no way to contact the outside world. The graveyard is full of unmarked crosses. The seemingly deserted homes each contain a sinister book with violent instructions on disciplining children. But as they walk the vacant streets, the teens make some disturbing discoveries. When their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, Dee, her boyfriend Luke, and Luke’s brother, Mike, seek help in the nearby town of Purity Springs.
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