Introduction

Mammoth View, California is hit with the news of an attack on a summer morning. Itâs not clear what happened, but it’s bad. And it’s not over. As residents panic and leave town, the police chief and his deputy set off into the woods to investigate.

The campsite attack is the perfect coincidence for Billy Lane. Looking for the biggest score of his career, he’s targeted the local bank. The robbery does not go well, and the aftermath goes even worse. Over the next twenty-four hours, chaos descends on Mammoth View. What really happened at that campsite outside of town?

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Excerpt

CHAPTER TEN
Melvin Johnson had seen this before. In a movie. Clint Eastwood straggles into a dusty little town on a donkey. The bell’s ringing and there’s no one on the street, no one anywhere. The place appears to be abandoned . . . until, here and there, he spots scared eyes peering from curtained windows. ... view entire excerpt...

Discussion Questions

• Why do you think the author left the cause of the hysteria vague until the end? Did it further the plot not to know the cause?

• Who is the main character in this book?

• Which character did you find the most compelling? The least compelling? Why?

• Were you surprised by the ending (the hoax) and the connection between King and Billy? Or did you see it coming?

• Project into the future: Does Chief Hicks ever work in law enforcement again?

• Project into the future: Does Billy ever give up his life of crime?

• Project into the future: Does Tori go to college or become a con woman with her dad?

• Project into the future: Do they catch the Johnsons or do they die in the wood?

• How does the setting set the tone of the story? Would the same thing happen in a small town anywhere? Is there something about the culture of Mammoth that makes their reaction unique?

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