Ilsa J. Bick - Draw the Dark

There are things in Winter, Wisconsin, folks just dont talk about. The murder way back in 45 is one. The near-suicide of a first-grade teacher is another. And then there is 17-year old Christian Cage. Christians parents disappeared when he was a little boy, and ever since hes drawn and painted obsessively, trying desperately to remember his mother. The problem is Christian doesnt just draw his own memories. He can draw the thoughts of those around him. Confronted with fears and nightmares theyd rather avoid, people have a bad habit of dying. So its no surprise that Christian isnt exactly popular. What no one expects is for Christian to meet Winters last surviving Jew and uncover one more thing best forgotten--the day the Nazis came to town. Based on a little-known fact of the United States involvement in World War II, Draw the Dark is a dark fantasy about reclaiming the forgotten past and the redeeming power of love.