Cliff's brother Steve is determined to find out the truth about what's concealed in the old caverns near Hyde River, a mystery that the local folk legends only hint at.

But townspeople whisper - and Cliff's death is just the latest in a long string of bizarre accidents. Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker-two of the most acclaimed writers of supernatural thrillers-have joined forces for the first time to craft a story unlike any. The sheriff thinks a rogue bear killed Cliff. Its latest victim, nature photographer Cliff Benson, was brutally killed while camping - and his wife Evelyn has been driven nearly mad by what she saw, but she can't Under cover of darkness, something evil is at work in Hyde River, an old mining town deep in the mountains. Something that doesn't just stalk its victims, but has the power to turn hearts black with decay as it slowly fills their souls with darkness. What the town discovers is something far more deadly than anything they'd imagined. Peretti is a natural storyteller who, as a youngster in Seattle, regularly gathered the neighborhood children for animated storytelling sessions. Only when Hyde River's secrets are exposed is the true extent of the danger fully revealed. With more than 12 million novels in print, Frank Peretti is nothing short of a publishing phenomenon and has been called America’s hottest Christian novelist. Yet the more locals are pressed for information, the more they close ranks, sworn to secrecy by their forefathers' hidden sins. The community of Hyde River watches in terror as residents suddenly vanish. Under the cover of darkness, a predator strikes without warning-taking life in the most chilling and savage fashion. Something sinister is at work in Hyde River, an isolated mining town in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Peretti lives with his wife, Barbra, somewhere in the Pacific North West, and has written at the most 9 best-seller thrillers that all include a Christian message. '.you'll find yourself completely entertained by this tale of good versus evil.'Īn ancient sin.

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