Messenger of Fear — Michael Grant

Mara wakes in a field of dead grass, a heavy mist pressing down an her. She is terrified, afraid that she is dead. There is a boy in that mist, a beautiful young man dressed in black and able to move effortlessly through space and time. He is the Messenger of Fear. And Mara is his new apprentice. The Messenger sees the darkness in human hearts -- the destructive lies, the cruelty, the bullying, the violence. He offers the wicked a game. If they win,they go free. If they lose, they will live their greatest fear. Either way, their sanity will be challenged. It is a world of fair but harsh justice. If the world does not bring justice to those who do evil,the Messenger will. What has Mara done to deserve this terrible f ate? She won't find out until three of the wicked receive justice.

Michael Grant, author of the New York limes bestselling Gone series, has created a powerful and brilliant narrative that examines the nature of good and evil in every human.