New York Situations bestselling author John Connolly is a master from the supernatural thriller-“a genre of 1” (Bookreporter)-whose eerie and electrifying Charlie Parker mystery becomes a small city in Maine into an unforgettable personality that threatens to destroy the brooding detective agency.

The isolated community of Prosperous, Maine, has always thrived. While some suffered, individuals there have remained fortunate, wealthy, secure, and insular through the entire centuries.

Miles to the south, in Portland, a homeless guy dies, and the disturbing manner of his death brings Prosperous towards the attention from the detective agency Charlie Parker. He’s a dangerous man, driven by compassion, rage, as well as the desire to have vengeance. Prosperous and its townsfolk recognize that he poses a threat to their security that works deeper than any within their long history.

But this community has its method of protecting itself, and its own sheltered citizens have marked Charlie for death in order that Prosperous can survive. Productive, and the secret that is buried beneath it…