by Jack Ketchum
First published 2001
Ray takes his friends Tim and Jennifer to the campgrounds in the summer of 1965. The three teenagers drink and hang out, but Tim and Jennifer have no idea what Ray plans to do. When Ray kills two girls at a nearby campsite, his friends realize he means business. Four years pass. The 1960s wind down, but the murders remain unsolved. One determined police officer refuses to give up on the case. Ray believes he escaped justice. Tim and Jennifer hope their nightmare ended that summer night. They discover the real terror lies ahead of them. The past refuses to stay buried, and Ray's violence will surface again.
Genres: fiction, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: past-haunts-present, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Campgrounds
Period: 1960s, 1965
400 pages · Paperback · Leisure Books
Content warnings: graphic-violence, murder