A mysterious man has come to Spirit Falls. Does he have something to do with the new diner, or maybe the disappearance of the town's mayor? Sheriff John Darkman needs to find out the answers to both questions. Noah Graham is also curious about the mystery man and the new diner. Then he meets the man, Arik Dalca, who offers him a job as a waiter there. When the mayor reappears and begins to sicken, John and Noah discover the real reason Arik has come to town. Shocked and horrified, they are drawn into what is happening in their town. In the process of trying to stop the horror, Noah begins to fall for Ewan, one of Arik's team members, and John is drawn to Arik himself. Can the four men -- and the town -- survive what is to come?

The Diner

“I really, really hope we don’t find him,” Cody said as he studied the rocks along the side of the falls. “I mean…”


“I know what you meant,” Noah assured him. “We want him found, but alive. Not here or at the bottom of the falls, torn to shreds by the rocks.”


They continued their trek, moving slowly; afraid they could miss something if they didn’t. At one point a shout was heard over the roar of the water. They turned in unison to look back at one of the two other men on the team. He was kneeling on a rock, peering down into the water. A moment later he stood, shaking his head and waving them on.


“False alarm,” Cody said with a sigh of relief.


Noah nodded, glancing toward the top of the falls. “Who the hell is he?” he asked, pointing up. “I saw him there yesterday.”


“No clue,” Cody responded. “Never saw him before that I know of. What’s with the hat? It makes him look like something out of Solomon Kaneor Indiana Jones.”


Chapter 5