Each year, every teenager disappears from the compound. They don't disappear in a puff of smoke, they are definitely taken. Taken by the men with dogs. Loaded onto trucks. But where are they taken, and why?Alex enjoys life on the compound. He has friends, can eat as much as he wants, and goes on adventures. But there's a sinister cloud hanging over his life. Men with dogs patrol the compound, there are disappearances, and then there is the fact that almost every teenager disappears each summer ...Alex is determined that he and his cousins won't face that fate. He has an escape plan ... - Another haunting and heart-breaking story, from the author of The Hybrid Series.The Compound is a standalone novel. Contains violence; ages 14+.