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Road to Nowhere

Road to Nowhere

HorrorThriller
Pages
224
Published
1993
Language
English

Synopsis

On a dark and stormy night, Teresa Chafey runs away from home, driving north along the California coast. She picks up two enigmatic hitchhikers, Poppy Corn and Freedom Jack, and as they share their personal stories, a more sinister narrative begins to unfold around them. What starts as a journey of escape quickly becomes a terrifying fight for survival, making it potentially the longest and last night of Teresa's life.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

DarkTenseMysterious
Road Trip

Genres

Horror Thriller Young Adult Psychological Thriller

About the author

C
Christopher Pike

Christopher Pike pseudonym of American author Kevin Christopher McFadden. McFadden began writing mystery and science fiction novels after leaving college, but he was unable to publish them. When an editor at Avon Books suggested that he write a teen thriller, he wrote Slumber Party, which was published in 1985 and went on to a bestseller. In addition to dozens of teen thrillers, he has written books for children and for adult audiences.

Characters

Teresa ChafeyProtagonist
Poppy CornSupporting
Freedom JackSupporting
All characters in Road to Nowhere