HarperCollins: HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. She has been banished from the city to a remote area and a murdered girl lands on her doorstep &uml; Danielle has always been 'linked' to others so when her links were cut and she was banished from the city it was a shock in more ways than one. She no longer had fast access to information, food, friends &uml; anything. Now she will fend for herself and she is notorious for having been part of an experimental type of linking with 3 others. They are either dead or dead to Danielle anyway. Then, soon after moving in, an injured young girl turns up on her doorstep &uml; the girl soon dies and Danielle cannot let go of the mystery of her death. With Neil, who lives in a neighbouring commune, she begins to make enquiries at places all over the countryside and starts suspecting that someone is making illegal modifications to humans &uml; could it be that vampirism is becoming a trait in some humans from this illegal activity. And, if so, how far has it gone &uml; can Danielle find the source before they are all dead. An exciting, fast&ndash;paced read from one of Australia's premier storytellers for young adults. Ages 16+<p>. Paperback. New.