Eli Frieden lives in what appears to be the most perfect town on the planet. In Serenity, New Mexico, every lawn is flawlessly green, every family seems completely happy, and crime simply does not exist. Honesty is the most valued trait in town, and the local kids know that breaking the rules is unthinkable. Eli has never stepped foot outside the city limits, and he has never had a single reason to want to leave. But everything shatters the day Eli decides to ride his bike out to the edge of town. A bizarre and incredibly dangerous physical reaction hits him, preventing him from crossing the border. Suddenly suspicious of his perfect surroundings, Eli convinces his closest friends to start digging into the town's history. What they uncover is a shocking and deeply terrifying secret. Their ideal community is entirely fake, and it is directly connected to some of the most dangerous criminal masterminds in history. Realizing they have been lied to their entire lives, the kids face a horrifying truth: they cannot even trust their own parents. Now, they must plot the ultimate escape.