A menacing presence lurks around the town of Bridgeport, a small college town nestled in the mountains. Everyone either goes to the college or is connected to it in some way except for Jeph who lives alone and works as a delivery guy at a sub shop where even his co-workers don’t seem to notice him. His growing loneliness is spiraling him into a ruthless rage where he has already claimed two victims who had the misfortune of crossing his path.

When he meets Tracy, his thoughts take a turn. Where there was once a dark void, there’s now a renewing hope. She sees him and she talks to him. But she has a budding relationship with a college professor and she also has a roommate who is a very corrupting influence in her life. In his growing obsession, he finds the best way to cancel all of her extracurricular activities. He effectively paves the way for her to focus solely on him.

As detectives are putting the pieces of the puzzle together, Tracy has no idea how much danger she’s in. She’s enjoying her day with a man who seems charming, a man who has planned every moment out perfectly. But if one thing goes wrong, it could change everything. Will the detectives catch up to them in time?

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Themes: Internet, Social Media, Dating Sites, Information Sharing, Privacy, Dark Web

From the author of The Deeper Dark and A River in the Ocean comes this novel that highlights the worst in pure evil walking amongst us.