▁nov ella ▁written ▁by ▁American ▁author ▁Joe ▁R . ▁L ans dale . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁ ▁On ▁a ▁prison ▁island ▁for ▁the ▁world ' s ▁worst ▁crim inals , ▁a ▁prisoner ▁is ▁set ▁for ▁execution . ▁After ▁absor bing ▁multiple ▁sur ges ▁of ▁electric ity ▁and ▁nearly ▁knock ing ▁out ▁power ▁to ▁the ▁entire ▁island , ▁the ▁prisoner ▁dies . ▁The ▁prisoner ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁gra vey ard ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁marker ▁bearing ▁only ▁three ▁digits : ▁ 4 8 9 . ▁After ▁the ▁bur ial , ▁a ▁violent ▁storm ▁rocks ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁a ▁staff ▁member ▁goes ▁missing . ▁The ▁staff ▁r ush es ▁into ▁the ▁storm ▁searching ▁for ▁their ▁lost ▁com rade , ▁but ▁they ▁instead ▁discover ▁that ▁the ▁bur ial ▁site ▁has ▁been ▁un ear th ed ▁and ▁the ▁body ▁is ▁missing . ▁With ▁this ▁hor r ific ▁finding ▁and ▁the ▁strange ▁no ises , ▁the ▁staff ▁is ▁un ner ved . ▁When ▁the ▁strange ▁no ises ▁continue , ▁the ▁staff ▁starts ▁to ▁think ▁something ▁is ▁after ▁them . ▁Fac ed ▁with ▁an ▁unknown ▁threat , ▁they ▁soon ▁must ▁battle ▁for ▁their ▁lives . ▁ ▁Publishing ▁information ▁ ▁This ▁book ▁is ▁published ▁by ▁Dark ▁Reg ions ▁Press ▁and ▁is ▁available ▁as ▁a ▁letter ed ▁edition ▁( s old ▁out ), ▁a ▁limited ▁edition ▁hard cover , ▁and ▁trade ▁paper back . ▁This ▁work ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Dark ▁Reg ions ▁Black ▁Lab yr inth ▁Book ▁II ▁series . ▁ ▁Art work ▁The ▁art work ▁and ▁illustr ations ▁are ▁by