On the island of Little Tall, Maine, a massive blizzard cuts off all communication with the mainland. Amidst the freezing winds and mounting snow, a stranger named Andre Linoge arrives and kills a resident without provocation. While the town constable, Mike Anderson, holds Linoge in a small cell, the prisoner reveals intimate, shameful secrets about every villager. Linoge repeats a singular, cryptic demand: "Give me what I want and I will go away." As the body count rises and the supernatural power of the stranger becomes undeniable, the trapped community must decide if they will sacrifice a child to satisfy the ancient entity’s ultimatum.
Readers of supernatural suspense and psychological horror choose this screen-play formatted novel for its focus on isolation and communal guilt. It appeals to those interested in how social structures collapse under extreme external pressure. The reader finishes the book with a dark perspective on the price of collective survival and the realization that human morality often breaks when faced with an impossible choice. It serves as a study of small-town secrets and the consequences of a forced bargain with evil.
Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Escapist Adventurer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
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