bA young boy is haunted by a voice in his head in this haunting and thrilling epic of literary horror from the 1 iNYTi bestselling author of iThe Perks of Being a Wallflower iLincoln Child.bbrbr bChristopher is seven years old.bbrbr bChristopher is the new kid in town.bbrbr bChristopher has an imaginary friend. bbrbr iWe can swallow our fear or let our fear swallow us.ibrbr Single mother Kate Reese is on the run. Determined to improve life for her and her son, Christopher, she flees an abusive relationship in the middle of the night with her child. Together, they find themselves drawn to the tight-knit community of Mill Grove, Pennsylvania. It's as far off the beaten track as they can get. Just one highway in, one highway out.brbr At first, it seems like the perfect place to finally settle down. Then Christopher vanishes. For six awful days, no one can find him. Until Christopher emerges from the woods at the edge of town, unharmed but not unchanged. He returns with a voice in his head