The lurkers come at dusk.
The creatures live in the shadows and despise the light. Hooded, pale and ravenous, they lurk on the edge of the remaining encampments and settlements that used to be the United States, just waiting for the chance to feed. Fire is the only thing that can kill them—but first you have to get close enough to strike a match.
Alexandra Holden has fought her fair share of lurkers since the world went to hell and one-third of the population transformed into ruthless monsters, killing more than a half of the survivors those first few dark days. But when her twin sister is struck down during a routine flaming, she can't bring herself to blame the lurkers alone. And while her father pretends everything will be okay and Chase, her sister's fiancé, has even started to forgive her for the accident that killed his love, Xandra knows it was all her fault. And she'll do anything to make the guilt—and the haunting memory of Hallie—go away.
Even if it means she has to partner up with the first stranger she's met in close to a year. Because when Jason Brewer breaks into their camp, boasting about a wild plan that will lead to the destruction of the largest nest of lurkers on the East Coast, Xandra decides she is going with him. Whether her father, Jason, or anyone at all thinks she should.
What happens next is a journey through a world she thought she knew, where the lurkers are supposedly the biggest threat—but torn between two very different men, Xandra would rather face off against the monsters than deal with her emotions and her past.
Too bad she's not going to have any choice about that.
Genre: Thriller