From The Woods by Harlan Coben, published next month by Orion: 'There was an obvious magic to a college campus. There is no entity more protected, more shielded, and while it was easy to complain about that, it was also how it should be. Some things grow better in a vacuum. It was a place to feel safe when you're young.'
In the light of events at Virginia Tech perhaps these lines will be removed from the paperback edition.
--Marshal Zeringue