Dirk sees his best friend killed in a car accident, then rifles through his pockets for a last joint. Cheryl chides her future stepdaughter, "You"re tan but you don"t look happy". Jamie is a clubland carnivore with a taste for human blood. They go to the same schools and eat at the same restaurants, and they are all suffering from the death of the soul. This recording is unabridged. Typically abridged audiobooks are not more than 60 per cent of the author"s work and as low as 30 per cent with characters and plotlines removed.