As soon as Shane left his friends behind to enjoy the darkness of the night, and the cigarette lit up around him, the reader takes in a breath of anxiety. Next, we encounter the man in the truck...we know this story is not going to end well. The next day seems almost too normal or may be from years after this event. But then, sirens go off, and we are called to the crime scene. The real ick factor is not the dead body hung up for us to recognize as Shane; no it's the frog that emerges from the body and the way the deputy and the detective have to chase it down, capture it, and bag is as evidence. Again, nothing will be the same (until we get to the ending of the story.)