When Lucy Vega is left alone on her isolated California ranch with her young son after her war correspondent significant other takes a job overseas, she hires his troubled daughter to help with childcare. As unsettling events unfold, Lucy becomes aware that the girl is entangled with a sexy, dangerous snake-handling cult leader who has his sights set on everything Lucy holds dear. Lucy and Bea fight to take down the cult and stop the sociopathic leader’s long-time exploitation and murder of desperate women.
The Friend of the Family
A girl liberated from a carnival sideshow discovers her mysterious purpose in a moving fable about family, sacrifice, and transcendent love by #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz.
