"Shreve, along with Jack and his mute girlfriend Ember, travel to Maryland to solve the mystery behind "the elder," the ancient, malevolent force hidden near Baltimore, which has been sending psychic tremors out into the world causing mayhem, mass suicides, and the beginning of the end of civilization"-- Shreve, along with Jack and Ember, travel to Maryland to solve the mystery behind "the elder," the ancient, malevolent force hidden near Baltimore. The plot contains pervasive profanity and sexual references. Book #3