Wayward

Format:

Book

Title:

Wayward

Author:

Crouch, Blake.

ISBN:

9781477808702

Publication:

Las Vegas, NV : Thomas & Mercer, [2013]

Physical Description:

296 pages ; 21 cm.

Series title(s):

Wayward Pines series ;

Number in series:

BK. 2.

Summary:

Welcome to Wayward Pines, population 461. The town is a modern-day Eden ... except for the electrified fence and razor wire, snipers scoping everything 24/7, and the relentless surveillance tracking each word and gesture. Ethan Burke has seen the world beyond. He's sheriff, and one of the few who knows the truth-- Wayward Pines isn't just a town. And what lies on the other side of the fence is a nightmare beyond anyone's imagining ...

Corporate Subject:

United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Employees -- Fiction.

United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (OCoLC)fst00528882

Subject(s):

United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Employees -- Fiction.

Fences -- Fiction.

Genre:

Detective and mystery stories.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Detective and mystery fiction.

Fiction.

Suspense fiction.

Holds:

Available:*

Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Silver Falls Library	MYS CROUCH	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Monmouth Public Library	Fic Crouch, B. 2013	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

The second book in the internationally bestselling series that inspired the Fox TV show.

Welcome to Wayward Pines, population 461. Nestled amid picture-perfect mountains, the idyllic town is a modern-day Eden...except for the electrified fence and razor wire, snipers scoping everything 24/7, and the relentless surveillance tracking each word and gesture.

None of the residents know how they got here. They are told where to work, how to live, and who to marry. Some believe they are dead. Others think they're trapped in an unfathomable experiment. Everyone secretly dreams of leaving, but those who dare face a terrifying surprise.

Ethan Burke has seen the world beyond. He's sheriff, and one of the few who knows the truth--Wayward Pines isn't just a town. And what lies on the other side of the fence is a nightmare beyond anyone's imagining.

Author Notes

Blake Crouch is a bestselling novelist and screenwriter. He is the author of the novel, Dark Matter, for which he is writing the screenplay for Sony Pictures. His bestselling Wayward Pines trilogy was adapted into a television series for FOX in 2015. With Chad Hodge, Crouch also created Good Behavior, the TNT television show starring Michelle Dockery based on his Letty Dobesh novellas. He has written more than a dozen novels that have been translated into over thirty languages and his short fiction has appeared in several publications including Ellery Queen and Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

Booklist Review

In Pines (2012), Crouch introduced Wayward Pines, a town that fictional futurist David Pilcher created to preserve humankind, in danger of extinction in the face of devolved human Abnormals overrunning the planet. In 2013, Pilcher kidnapped the town's residents and placed them in suspension pods, releasing them 1,800 years later. Behind a picket-fenced facade, Wayward Pines is surrounded by an electrified fence, and Pilcher controls townies with microchips and zero-tolerance regulations. Sheriff Ethan Burke is attempting to protect the townies from horrors on both sides of the fence by cooperating with Pilcher, but in the course of investigating a murder the victim turns out to be Pilcher's daughter Burke's veneer of cooperation cracks, and he struggles to execute a plan that will grant townies liberty without sacrificing their safety. Crouch successfully embeds political philosophy and a spot-on murder investigation into this dystopian blend of fantasy and thriller. While the novel lacks some of Pines' stomach-churning suspense, its cliff-hanger ending promises truckloads of terrifying moments to come.--Tran, Christine Copyright 2010 Booklist

Library Journal Review

A mystery wrapped in sf wrapped in dystopia best explains Crouch's follow-up to Pines. Two thousand years in the future, the few people who remain are living in a controlled society where they are told whom to marry and where to work. Sheriff Ethan Burke knows it isn't normal that his town, Wayward Pines, is surrounded by miles of tall, electrified fence-and he knows why. Find out what happens when the rest of the townspeople learn the terrifying secret he's been keeping. Paul Michael Garcia's narration maintains the suspense. Verdict Recommended for adult fans of dystopian lit as well as Stephen King followers.-Cheryl Youse, Moultrie, GA (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.