I ve lit a fuse and I m waiting for the explosion. All her life sixteen-year-old Neva has lived in Homeland completely cut off from the rest of the world. All her life she has been told everything beyond is an unlivable wasteland. All this time the government has fed her nothing but lies. Now Neva keeps a tattered notebook under her mattress and fills it with the names of The Missing those who have vanished with no explanation. Now she and her best friend Sanna plan a secret Dark Party to recruit members for their underground rebellion. The group begins to uncover horrifying truths. But can Neva break through the secrecy that has shrouded her whole life? Or will she and her friends become part of The Missing?