The X-Files Origins: Devil’s Advocate by Jonathan Maberry
Synopsis:
How did Dana Scully become a skeptic?
In the spring of 1979, fifteen-year-old Dana Scully has bigger problems than being the new girl in school. Dana has always had dreams. Sometimes they’ve even come true. Until now, she tried to write this off as coincidence. But ever since her father’s military career moved the family across the country to Craiger, Maryland, the dreams have been more like visions. Vivid, disturbing, and haunted by a shadowy figure who may be an angel . . . or the devil.
When a classmate who recently died in a car accident appears before Dana, her wounds look anything but accidental. Compelled by a force she can’t name, Dana uncovers even more suspicious deaths―and must face the dangerous knowledge that evil is real.
But when a betrayal of faith makes her question everything, she begins to put her faith in being a skeptic.
Review:
After a girl’s death turns out to be just the latest of several recent teen deaths in Dana’s new town, Dana’s troubling dreams begin to blend in with her reality. Dana and her sister seek the help from a local mystic shop owner and her friends. Meanwhile, mysterious men are secretly watching Scully.
As an X-Files fan, I couldn’t wait to read these origin stories. Dana and her sister are young teens who put faith in the mystic arts, mostly because of Dana’s dreams. This was a fun and suspenseful murder mystery with plenty of the supernatural. Yet a big (fairly predictable) twist leads Dana down the path of skepticism. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters and the creepy plot. X-Files fans, both teens and adults alike, should check out these new stories. There are some great nods to the show with a nostalgic feel that didn’t disappoint.