by Dean Koontz
First published 2015
Bibi Blair sits in a doctor's office at twenty-two, hearing words no one her age should hear. She's dying. Two days pass. Then something impossible happens. The disease vanishes without explanation or trace. Most people would celebrate and move on. Bibi can't let it go. She becomes convinced her survival serves a purpose. Someone needs her help. Someone called Ashley Bell. She has no idea who this person is or where to find them. Her search pulls her deep into southern California's darker corners. What starts as a rescue mission turns into something far more dangerous. Criminal networks emerge. Conspiracies surface. Each clue Bibi uncovers leads to new mysteries, each more threatening than the last. The trail grows increasingly twisted and sinister. Bibi discovers that finding Ashley Bell means confronting forces that don't want to be found. The landscape around her becomes strange and hostile. Every step forward puts her deeper into a world of crime and deception. Bibi must decide how far she'll go to save someone she's never met. Her miraculous cure came with a price, and now she's learning what that price demands.
Genres: suspense, mystery, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, search-for-identity
Setting: Southern California
560 pages · Hardcover · Bantam
Content warnings: medical-trauma