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A high-school senior named Alex is drawn to setting fires as a way to escape the mundane aspects of high school life. However, his pyromania becomes a catalyst for a greater evil when he accidentally sets fire to a local library, leading to a supernatural horror story set in the hot, dry autumn landscape of southern California.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Horror/Psychological Horror
Authors: Christopher Pike
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