Den unge indianske pige Maya bor i en lille forskerby med under 200 indbyggere. Der begynder at ske mærkelige ting, pumaer angriber, skovbrande bliver hyppigere, og hvorfor er tilflytteren, den spændende Rafe, så interesseret i hendes poteformede modermærke?

Maya og hendes venner er stadig på flugt fra den organisation, som vil udnytte deres særlige overnaturlige evner. Men hvem hun stole på, og hvem har hun i virkeligheden varme følelser for?

Maya og hendes venner flygter fra den lille forskerby, da skovbranden rykker tættere på. Men det, som skulle være redningen, bliver endnu en flugt, og hvem kan de stole på?

Summary: Riley Vasquez is haunted by the brutal murder of the couple she was babysitting for. Max Cross is suffering under the shadow of a life-altering diagnosis he doesn't dare reveal. The last thing either of them wants is to spend a weekend away at a therapy camp alongside five other teens with "issues." But that's exactly where they are when three masked men burst in to take the group hostage. The building has no windows. The exits are sealed shut. Their phones are gone. And their captors are on a killing spree. Riley and Max know that if they can't get out, they'll be next—but they're about to discover that even escape doesn't equal freedom

Summary: Life Is Short and Then You Die is the Mystery Writers of America's first teen anthology, edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong. Adolescence is a time of "firsts." First kiss. First love. First loss. First job. The first taste of adult responsibilities, and the first look at an independent life away from both the restrictions and the security of home. And in this case, a very different type of "first": murder. This short story collection of murder mysteries adds a sinister spin to the joy and pain of firsts that have always been a major part of life, whether it be high school cliques who take the term "backstabbing" too seriously, stumbling upon a body on the way home from school, or receiving a Snapchat message that promises something deadly. Contributors include Barry Lyga, Caleb Roehrig, Emmy Laybourne, Jonathan Maberry, R.L. Stine, Rachel Vincent, Y.S. Lee, and more!