The townsfolk are all losing their instincts, one by one. Though every possible explanation and conspiracy theory is considered, from mental breakdowns to aliens, it turns out to be something much more unsettling.

As she witnesses increasingly odd behavior and more bodies are discovered in baffling - and completely avoidable - circumstances, Officer Whittaker is dismayed to find no two cases are the same, except in their bizarreness. And other residents seem to have lost all sense of self-preservation as they walk out in front of her moving cruiser or sit placidly in the middle of a sharp bend in a mountain road.

A hiker was found dead on a trail, smiling serenely after being mauled by a bear. An exemplary, beloved teenager has died tragically after eating wild mushrooms from his lawn. With the chief of police on leave, she is left to uncover the truth behind a sudden spate of abnormal incidents. (For now.) Officer Mary Whittaker is the lone cop in a small, bizarre mountain town that has yet to fully welcome her.

It’s almost as if the townsfolk are losing their survival instincts, one by one.Īs she digs deeper into her investigation and uncovers a larger conspiracy lurking below the surface of Silvertown, Officer Whittaker finds herself on the brink of falling prey to whatever has possessed the town and she must distinguish the truth from paranoia-fueled lies before she ends up losing her own instincts. Other residents seem to have lost all sense of self-preservation as they walk out in front of Mary’s moving cruiser or sit placidly in the middle of a sharp bend in a mountain road. But with the chief of police on leave, she is left alone to confront a series of abnormal incidents - strange even by Silvertown standards.Ī teenager dies tragically after eating obviously poisonous mushrooms from his lawn.Ī hiker found dead on a trail, smiling serenely after being mauled by a bear.Ī normally doting mother leaving her toddler twins behind without noticing. Officer Mary Whittaker has yet to be fully welcomed by the residents of this tiny, quirky mountain town which seems to be home to more conspiracy theories than any other place in America. Twin Peaks meets Blake Crouch as an overwhelmed police officer struggles to save her small, isolated mountain town after a series of seemingly unrelated violent incidents and senseless deaths in this twisting, atmospheric thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Dire Earth Cycle.

Instinct jason hough