"Deer running through a ghost neighborhood. A boy trapped in a basement for 8 years. Three young people locked in a violent sex triangle. Already caught between the ambition and alienation of life at an Ivy League school, Jon Danfield must come face to face with a revelation about his small-town past. His journey will take him away from the halls of privilege and into the heart of the monstrous forest fire threatening his childhood home. On deserted suburban streets lined with perfect houses, Danfield must confront an American dream corroded by unspeakable acts of cruelty"--Cover, P. [4].