The Presence by John Saul

"A SUSPENSEFUL THRILLER... PROVOCATIVE. NICELY DONE, INDEED."-Kirkus ReviewBeyond the sparkling Hawaiian beaches, masked by the deceptiv Beauty of the rainforest, evil awaits sixteen-year-old Michae Sundquist and his mother, Katharine, an anthropologist wh has come to the Islands to study the unusual skeletal remain: unearthed on the volcanic flanks of Haleakala, Maui."ENOUGH SMOOTHLY CRAFTED SUSPENSE TO KEEP READERS TURNING PAGES LONG AFTER DARK."-The Seattle TimesYet far below the black depths of the Pacific a mysterious substance snakes through undiscovered fissures in the ocean floor, as nature itself seems to portend the terror to come."CLASSIC SAUL... A POTENT BREW."-Publishers WeeklyThen, with the sudden, unexplained death of Michael's friend, a disturbing truth dawns: the corporation that is funding Katharine's dig has a far greater investment than she ever imagined—an investment in medical terror. And her son may be part of their hideous grand plan.... Condition: Acceptable.