'THE TROOP scared the hell out of me, and I couldn't put it down. Not for the faint-hearted' STEPHEN KINGHe felt something touch his hand. Which is when he looked down.Forthe scouts of Troop 52, three days of camping, hiking and survivallessons on Falstaff Island is as close as they'll get to a properholiday.Which was when he saw it.But whenan emaciated figure stumbles into their camp asking for food, the triptakes a horrifying turn. The man is not just hungry, he's sick. Sick in away they have never seen before.Which was when he screamed.Cutoff from the mainland, the troop face a terror far worse than anythingthey could have made up around a campfire. To survive they will have tofight their fears, the elements...and eventually each other.Winner of the inaugural James Herbert Award, THE TROOP is a novel that will not fail to get under your skin...