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Thriller · 2012 · R

Pines

by Blake Crouch

The perfect town. No one can leave. Something is terribly wrong.

Federal agent Ethan Burke encounters more than he bargains for during an investigation into missing agents when he awakens from a terrible accident and discovers that not only is his identification gone, but the behavior of the townspeople seems off.

For17+GenreThrillerLength307 pagesRead time~8.5 hours

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Violence

A lot

Graphic violence, disturbing deaths, and some torture sequences

Language

Some

Moderate language

Sexual Content

Some

Some sexual content

Substance Use

Barely any

No significant substance use

Emotional Intensity

A lot

Intense psychological horror, gaslighting, and deeply disturbing revelations about the nature of reality

What this book is about

Secret Service agent Ethan Burke wakes up in Wayward Pines, Idaho—a picture-perfect town where no one ever seems to leave and nothing is quite right. As reality splinters, Ethan's desperate search for answers reveals something far more disturbing than he imagined.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Graphic violence and disturbing deaths

Intense psychological horror and gaslighting

Dark sci-fi revelations

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