Jeremy Bremen has a secret.nbsp;nbsp;All his life he's been cursed with the ability to read minds.nbsp;nbsp;He knows the secret thoughts, fears, and desires of others as if they were his own.nbsp;nbsp;For years, his wife, Gail, has served as a shield between Jeremy and the burden of this terrible knowledge.nbsp;nbsp;But Gail is dying, her mind ebbing slowly away, leaving him vulnerable to the chaotic flood of thought that threatens to sweep away his sanity.nbsp;nbsp;Now Jeremy is on the run--from his mind, from his past, from himself--hoping to find peace in isolation.nbsp;nbsp;Instead he witnesses an act of brutality that propels him on a treacherous trek across a dark and dangerous America.nbsp;nbsp;From a fantasy theme park to the lair of a killer to a sterile hospital room in St. Louis, he follows a voice that is calling him to witness the stunning mystery at the heart of mortality.