YOU MEET THE NICEST PEOPLE IN THE LOBBY OF A PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL.&amp;nbsp; The author of <i>Dead Connection</i> proves that what goes on in our minds just may be the scariest thing of all. &amp;nbsp; Ben Mander's junior year is derailed when his mentally ill mother erupts in the school office.&amp;nbsp; Visiting her in the psych hospital, Ben meets Marco, who also has a mentally ill mother.&amp;nbsp; Marco tells a story that turns Ben's idea of reality upside down.&amp;nbsp; Soon, the story begins to uncomfortably mirror Ben's own life.&amp;nbsp; <i>Lizard People</i> races along the edge of madness as Ben wrestles with his greatest fear - that deep within him lie the seeds of his own insanity.