Declan Page just wants to have some fun. Him and his buddies trek up to Fiddler Falls in Saskatchewan, population 242, planning on doing some videotaping for a video game they're working on. But while they're at it, they're also going to test a technologically advanced weapon. They take the town hostage, using their weapon to call lightning down from the sky to literally obliterate whoever and whatever stands in its way. The gruesome deaths make for some sweet video effects that Declan plans on integrating into a new video game.
Had Hutch, Terry, Phil, and David known what was up at Fiddler Falls they might have thought about escaping from reality elsewhere. But within hours of arriving, they find themselves the new targets of Declan and his gang. Sparsely armed, but with no other recourse, they fight back and risk everything to save the town.
Along the way they team up with Laura and her young son Dillon as they run the gambit from flight to fight in an effort to outdo their pursuers. Can ultimate good defeat the ultimate weapon? Liparulo's carefully constructed character study goes deep into examining the struggle of man's inhumanity to man. The characters are deep and you feel pain and empathy for the heroes and utterly despite the villains. And all while maintaining a page-turning tempo.
There's a certain book on my to-read list. Deadlock. The sequel to this book. After reading Deadfall, I am quite eager to see how the story continues.
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