Oscar Banks lives in the pristine town of Candor. Son of the mayor, he is good-looking, smart and popular. And he knows something he's not supposed to – he knows about the brainwashing Messages embedded in the music that plays all over the town.

But Oscar has found a way to burn counter-Messages that keep him real. Up to now, it's all worked perfectly. There's just one problem: Nia Silva, the newest Candor arrival. What will Oscar risk to keep the Nia he loves rather than watch her become a Candor automaton?

Deeply chilling, Candor is a psychological thriller that will haunt readers with its vision of a world controlled by something worse than Big Brother.