Hamiltons: The

: Following the death of their parents, four orphaned siblings—David, twins Wendell and Darlene, and the youngest, Francis—move to a suburban California town.

: While appearing to be a normal middle-class family, they kidnap and keep victims in their basement to satisfy a primal, biological bloodlust. The Hamiltons

: The patriarch is a visionary but impoverished inventor and blacksmith. He serves as the novel's moral compass and intellectual center. : Following the death of their parents, four

: Much of the story is told through the eyes of the sensitive Francis, who documents their life on video and struggles with the morality of their murderous, nomadic existence. four orphaned siblings—David