Teenagers are going berserk in a small Maine town.
Pocket Books
August 1999
On Sale: August 1, 1999
Featuring: Claire Elliott; Lincoln Kelly
464 pages ISBN: 0671016768 EAN: 9780671016760 Paperback Add to Wish List
Lapped by the gentle waters of Locust Lake, the resort town
of Tranquility, Maine, seems like the perfect spot for Dr.
Claire Elliott to shelter her adolescent son, Noah, from
the distractions of the big city and the lingering memory
of his father's death. But with the first snap of winter
comes shocking news that puts her practice on the line: a
teenage boy under her care has committed and appalling act
of violence. And as Claire and all of Tranquility soon
discover, it is just the start of a chain of lethal
outbursts amount the town's teenagers.
As the rash of disturbing behavior grows, Claire uncovers a
horrifying secret: this is not the first time it has
happened. Twice a century, the children of Tranquility lash
out with deadly violence. Claire suspects there is a
biological cause for the epidemic, and she fears that
placid Locust Lake may conceal an insidious danger. As she
races to save Tranquility -and her son-from harm, Claire
discovers an even greater threat: a shocking conspiracy to
manipulate nature and turn innocents to slaughter.