The town of Cobb’s Bluff was a secret, a sinister secret linked to the past, but for sixteen-year-old Adam Newnam that doesn’t matter. The only thing he wants is to be accepted, but through poverty and an event ten years ago, that isn’t possible. For Jerry and his friends there is nothing more fun than harassing the lonely boy, but when a prank takes a deadly turn the whole town waits with bated breath as a series of brutal crimes sweeps through the once-peaceful town. Who is behind the crimes? Has the past come back to haunt them, or is someone seeking revenge?