Thomas Tryon. Stated first edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. Both unclipped dust jacket and hardcover are in Near Fine condition. Jacket design by Fred Marcellino. No writing or markings found in well-preserved copy, 320 pp.
A moonlit mystery. An idyllic summer. A secret deadly as the night.
When 13-year-old Leo Joaquim arrives at Connecticut’s Camp Friend‑Indeed, he’s the odd kid out—an awkward misfit in a cabin full of athletic boys. As tension ripples under the July moonbow, a cruel taunt escalates into tragedy. With the natural world eerily still and whispers of hate beneath the summer calm, Leo’s unexpected rise to power ignites a chilling unraveling of innocence. Tryon masterfully escalates suspicion into horror, crafting a coming‑of‑nightmare thriller that lingers long after the final shadow fades.
