On a six-mile hike on the Maine-New Hampshire branch of the Appalachian Trail, nine-year-old Trisha McFarland steps away from the trail to relieve herself, and loses sight of her family. Before long, she is completely, hopelessly lost.
A huge fan of Tom Gordon, a Boston Red Sox relief pitcher, she listens to baseball games on her Walkman and fantasizes that her hero will save her. But nature isn’t her only adversary, as something dangerous may be tracking Trisha through the dark woods.
A gripping survival story about the primal fear that lurks at the roots of childhood, from the master of suspense.
