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The dying rust belt town of Millfield thought its worst days were behind it. The chemical plant had been closed for decades, the jobs were gone, and all that remained was the slow decline of a forgotten America. But when city councilman Dale Brennan cuts corners on the plant’s environmental cleanup to save a few dollars, he unleashes something far worse than economic depression.
The bargain-basement “bio-neutralizer” doesn’t clean up the contamination—it supercharges it. Beneath Millfield’s streets, ordinary centipedes begin growing to monstrous size, developing pack intelligence, and developing a taste for human blood. What starts as mysterious deaths in the storm sewers quickly escalates into a coordinated assault on the living.
Maya Chen, a disgraced entomologist turned hardware store owner, recognizes the threat early but struggles to convince authorities blinded by corruption and denial. Police Chief Tom Brennan finds himself torn between family loyalty and duty as his brother’s cover-up makes the crisis worse. Dr. Elena Vasquez battles small-town prejudice while treating victims of an impossible toxin. And sixteen-year-old Jamie Morrison watches his paper route become a journey through hell.
As three-foot centipedes swarm through utility tunnels in military formation, the survivors barricade themselves in the local high school for a desperate last stand. But the creatures aren’t just bigger—they’re smarter. And they’ve been studying their prey.
6″ x 9″ Trade paperback, 214 pages
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