Jake Lukin just turned 18. He's decent at tennis and Halo, and waiting to hear on his app to Stanford. But he's also being followed by a creep with a gun, and there's a DARPA agent waiting in his bedroom. His secret is blown. When Jake holds a personal object, like a pet rock or a ring, he has the ability to "tunnel" into the owner. He can sense where they are, like a human GPS, and can see, hear, and feel what they do. It's an ability the government would do anything to possess: a perfect surveillance unit who could locate fugitives, spies, or terrorists with a single touch. Jake promised his dad he'd never tell anyone about his ability. But his dad died two years ago, and Jake slipped. If he doesn't agree to help the government, his mother and sister may be in danger. Suddenly he's juggling high school, tennis try-outs, flirting with Rachel Watkins, and work as a government asset, complete with 24-hour bodyguards. Forced to life to his friends and family, and then to choose whether to give up everything for their safety, Jake hopes the good he's doing-finding kidnap victims and hostages, and tracking down terrorists-is worth it.
But he starts to suspect the good guys may not be so good after all. With Rachel's help, Jake has to try to escape both good guys and bad guys and find a way to live his own life instead of tunnelling through others.
- ISBN10 1250047927
- ISBN13 9781250047922
- Publish Date 20 January 2015
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 2 July 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint St Martin's Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 320
- Language English