The Presence: A Novel

John Saul

Nov 2010 · Ballantine Books

About this ebook

“Enough smoothly crafted suspense to keep readers turning pages long after dark.”—The Seattle Times

Beyond the sparkling Hawiian beaches, masked by the deceptive beauty of the rainforest, evil awaits sixteen-year-old Michael Sundquist and his mother, Katharine, and anthropologist who has come to the Islands to study the unusual skeletal remains unearthed on the volcanic flanks of Halekala, Maui.

Yet far below the black depths of the Pacific a mysterious substance snakes through undiscovered fissures in the ocean floor, as nature itself seems to portend the terror to come.

Then, with the sudden, unexpected death of Michael’s friend, a disturbing truth dawns: the corporation that is funding Katherine’s dig has a far greater investment than she ever imagined—an investment in medical terror. And her son may be part of their hideous grand plan. . . . 

“A suspenseful thriller . . . provocative . . . Nicely done, indeed.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Classic Saul . . . A potent brew.”—Publishers Weekly

About the author

JOHN SAUL's first novel, Suffer the Children, published in 1977, was an immediate million-copy bestseller. He has since written nineteen successive bestselling novels of suspense, including Black Lightning, Guardian, and The Homing. He is most recently the author of the New York Times bestselling serial thriller The Blackstone Chronicles--initially published in six installments, now available in one volume. Mr. Saul divides his time between Seattle, Washington, and Maui, Hawaii.