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by James A. Moore

When her arrival at the Dunhaven Academy triggers a series of mysterious disappearances, Brittany Corin, determined to clear her name, launches an investigation with a small group of students that leads them to unspeakable evil. Original.

Genres: Horror

197 pages, Paperback

First published November 2, 2004

About the author

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James A. Moore was the award winning author of over forty novels, thrillers, dark fantasy and horror alike, including the critically acclaimed Fireworks, Under The Overtree, Blood Red, the Serenity Falls trilogy (featuring his recurring anti-hero, Jonathan Crowley) and his most recent novels, seven Forges, The Blasted Lands, City of Wonders , The Silent Army and the forthcoming The Gates of The Dead (Book Three in the Tides of War Series) and A Hell Within, co-authored with Charles R. Rutledge.

Reviews

[James Crawford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brittany, a girl who smart and solitary, starts attending Dunhaven Academy. She soon finds that there are several groups of individuals in the area. There are the Townies who really dislike the student from Dunhaven. There are the Dunhaven students. There's also a group of students who are followers of a very nasty and totally evil young thug.

Things don't get off to a good start at the school with three students going missing in the first week. It becomes obvious that Reggie, thug-in-chief, has access to dark powers and he's willing to sacrifice anyone or anything to get the riches he desires. This includes Brittany.
There's a really good scene in the underground chambers where we find out how evil Reggie really is and how desperate Brittany's fight is going to be to save her life and the life of her friend. It's a fairly good story.

[Brett]

Horror