<p><b>A gripping psychological thriller from the author of Winged Creatures.</b></p><p>August Carratuck Island New York: a silent child is found abandoned on the beach clutching a handheld video game and residents and tourists alike find themselves stricken by relentless insomnia. Denied the outlet of dreams; fears guilt and primal urges find other ways to surface. A teenage girl competes in an online game: who can stay awake longest? The bleary police chief struggles to keep order. The local doctor battles the ghosts of his past to find the causeand a cure for the epidemic and face down the violent mob that blames the child. Cut off from the mainland the island plunges into chaos murder and suicide.</p>