Riddled with guilt over the loss of his rock star older brother, 16-year-old David Forrester becomes obsessed with death, leading his misguided parents to send him to Driftwood, an attitude-adjustment Camp for troubled youths run by the sadistic Captain Doug Kennedy and his brutal young henchman, Yates. Once there, David becomes haunted by the spirit of Jonathan, a former inmate who met a mysterious end, and a mystery whose resolution could very well be David's only way out.—George W. Buckman

When David Forrester's rock-star brother Dean dies of an overdose, he is sent to a Driftwood, a teenage attitude-adjustment facility. He has a tough time adjusting to life, and it is not made any easier when he clashes with the institution's evil warden, Captain Doug Kennedy, or when he meets Yates who beats the teenagers at the camp. And to top it all off, David is haunted by the ghost of Jonathan, who was murdered at the facility years ago. Since David feels guilty about his brother's death, his trauma connects him with Jonathan. But to add to David's already-mounting problems, no one knows who killed Jonathan, and the murderer is still on the loose....—Lisa K.