

Tennant can only hope to protect her sister until all of this passes. The younger sister, all of eight, begins spouting odd phrases and complaining of severe pain in her ears. The piercing noise escalates, leaving Tennant worried and Sophie acting strangely. However, all this soon changes when an odd vibration emanates from the forest and their father rushes the girls into a bunker. Things are quiet in a rural mountain Oregon for Tennant and Sophie Riggin, who have lived off the grid for their entire lives. One doctor vows to get answers, even if the government seeks to cover it up from the public. What’s happened and who or what is responsible for all this. Many have died and appear to be piled in large crevasses, while those who are alive have fevers like no other. However, it is baffling to everyone and there seems neither rhyme nor reason for any of it. Soon, a handful of scientists are herded aboard a military chopper and sent to the area, in hopes of better understanding what’s taken place. The elder child appears unharmed, but her little sister begins spouting gibberish and acting in a highly troublesome manner.

A rural community in Oregon soon turns to panic, leaving two young girls to flee for the family’s underground bunker as a piercing noise permeates their surroundings. Mixing their two styles, the authors have come up with a sure page-turner here, keeping the reader on their toes throughout this piece. Barker, which offer a scintillating look into psychological thrillers with a unique twist. I have enjoyed the few collaborative efforts by James Patterson and J.D. Barker and Little, Brown and Company for providing me with a copy of this publication, which allows me to provide you with an unbiased review. First and foremost, a large thank you to NetGalley James Patterson J.D.
