KILL CALL

All Jude wanted was to have a fun, normal senior year, but the Dream changed everything.

Seventeen-year-old Jude Erickson was an average teenage boy until he realized he was a Dreamer, like his father. In the Dream, Jude watches—from the killer’s perspective—as fellow senior Hanna Smith dies at the hands of a hammer-wielding killer. Jude understands that he has a special responsibility: saving Hanna’s life by preemptively taking out her murderer. But Jude’s mission goes awry when the would-be murderer escapes before harming Hanna, who at first believes Jude wanted to kill her. Now, it’s up to the two of them to find out who wants her dead and stop them before they make another attempt on her life. The suspects are numerous, and the clock is ticking. Jude narrates this harrowing tale of prophetic visions and bloody secrets set in Arkansas under stormy skies. While there are plenty of fights, the use of violence is always tempered by questions of ethics as Jude struggles with his supposed duty to preemptively kill killers. Well-developed subplots center on Jude’s attempts to woo his love interest, Molly Goldman, and the high school football team’s exploits on the field, where Jude plays defense. Most characters are cued white.

A riveting thriller that explores morally gray areas.