Nightmare Author:Gloria Murphy The Offer - It was a welcome second chance. The Platts, burdened with a failed business and a deteriorating marriage, grabbed it. The Institute at Grads Village had promised moving expenses, a house, and, most of all, a terrific new job for Richard. — The Village - It was the model society, located completely underground. Schoolchildren were grou... more »ped by intelligence rather than age. Junk food was banned. And an all-powerful bureaucracy--governing by cryptic codes, close medical scrutiny, and unbreakable rules--watched over every detail of life.
The Secret - It was a dark suspicion that grew into a terrifying certainty. Gradually, Jessie Platt learned that the Institute was concerned with more than the study of communicable diseases. It wanted something more--the one thing no parent would ever willingly give.« less