THE OATH W Publishing Group Trade Paperback with 549 pages. - An ancient sin. An ancient oath. A town with a deadly secret. Something sinister is at work in Hyde River, an isolated old mining town in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Something evil. Under the cover of darkness, it strikes without warning, taking life in the most chilling and savage fashion. - Once again best-selling author Peretti has crafted a spellbinding novel filled with tension and suspense crescendoing to a peak of raw-edged terror that will keep you breathless.