"For more than twenty years, a serial killer has taken a victim from the town of Standard Springs on the same day in July. And the town has responded as would any American town - by holding its annual fair around the event." "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Serial Killer Days." "This year Debbie Sue Morning is eighteen and it's her last chance to win the Scream Queen pageant. But she's got stiff competition from the other girls, especially Molly Lovey, whose horrible shrieks could raise goose bumps on the dead." "And the real truth is that deep down, nothing scares Debbie Sue." "Does Debbie Sue have it in her to win the pageant? Is the stranger who shows up in Mrs. Flatwire's apple orchard actually the killer?"--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved