Sent to her aunt’s house in the small town of Deacon for the summer, Annette felt as if her life had been lost to her. Nothing in little Deacon compared to her life in Chicago. Worse, Aunt Fran... More > was far stricter than Annette’s mother.
The town, however, had the answer to strict parents, and Annette found herself in the middle of it when she joined a group of defiant youths. By the time that she understood, it seemed too late. Had she known the true nature of the teens, she might never have fallen to the edge of murderous disaster.< Less
Sent to her aunt’s house in the small town of Deacon for the summer, Annette felt as if her life had been lost to her. Nothing in little Deacon compared to her life in Chicago. Worse, Aunt Fran... More > was far stricter than Annette’s mother.
The town, however, had the answer to strict parents, and Annette found herself in the middle of it when she joined a group of defiant youths. By the time that she understood, it seemed too late. Had she known the true nature of the teens, she might never have fallen to the edge of murderous disaster.< Less
In the mountains of Virginia in the 1940s, May Jenkins was a typical teenager of the time. The youngest child of a poor family, she made the most of life and what it offered. It was only after she... More > met Charlie Stillwater, a self-proclaimed Cherokee Indian Chief, that May’s life changed.
Charlie’s words of warning seemed dire. Charlie, however, was known to drink heavily. Most people in the area considered him a crazy drunk. Upon taking the man’s message to others, May was faced with disbelief. Even so, the teen set out to warn the area residents. Surely there was something of truth in Charlie’s words.< Less
In the mountains of Virginia in the 1940s, May Jenkins was a typical teenager of the time. The youngest child of a poor family, she made the most of life and what it offered. It was only after she... More > met Charlie Stillwater, a self-proclaimed Cherokee Indian Chief, that May’s life changed.
Charlie’s words of warning seemed dire. Charlie, however, was known to drink heavily. Most people in the area considered him a crazy drunk. Upon taking the man’s message to others, May was faced with disbelief. Even so, the teen set out to warn the area residents. Surely there was something of truth in Charlie’s words.< Less
With the onset of spring, terror fell upon a small town in Ohio. Women began to disappear. It seemed certain that these women had been abducted, but no bodies were found. To complicate matters,... More > different branches of law enforcement were at odds with their counterparts. Most frustrating was the fact that the kidnapper seldom left behind any clues.
Sherrie Vicks was a non-custodial parent who had a poor relationship with her teen daughter. Her relationship with her ex-husband was no better. Then she met Cyrus Tate, seemingly a simple man from the south. Would the man be her savior or her killer? Law enforcement suspected him in the disappearances. Sherrie was uncertain how she felt, but she knew her life could depend upon it.< Less
With the onset of spring, terror fell upon a small town in Ohio. Women began to disappear. It seemed certain that these women had been abducted, but no bodies were found. To complicate matters,... More > different branches of law enforcement were at odds with their counterparts. Most frustrating was the fact that the kidnapper seldom left behind any clues.
Sherrie Vicks was a non-custodial parent who had a poor relationship with her teen daughter. Her relationship with her ex-husband was no better. Then she met Cyrus Tate, seemingly a simple man from the south. Would the man be her savior or her killer? Law enforcement suspected him in the disappearances. Sherrie was uncertain how she felt, but she knew her life could depend upon it.< Less
The search for a serial killer was made more difficult for Detectives O’Brian and Garcia because of their close relationship. When Ernesta Garcia became far too interested in the married Jack... More > O’Brian, what had begun as any partnership soon grew to be more. Even so, there were serial crimes to solve.
Jack resisted his partner, just as he resisted working with the taskforce that had been formed by the FBI. He failed to share clues. Concerns quickly grew that the crimes might never be solved. Jack, however, knew that they must, after meeting a pretty co-ed who could be the next victim.< Less
The search for a serial killer was made more difficult for Detectives O’Brian and Garcia because of their close relationship. When Ernesta Garcia became far too interested in the married Jack... More > O’Brian, what had begun as any partnership soon grew to be more. Even so, there were serial crimes to solve.
Jack resisted his partner, just as he resisted working with the taskforce that had been formed by the FBI. He failed to share clues. Concerns quickly grew that the crimes might never be solved. Jack, however, knew that they must, after meeting a pretty co-ed who could be the next victim.< Less
When his deceased uncle left a piece of ground to him, Orin O’Sullivan brought his wife and infant son from Ireland in hopes of a new life in America. The year was 1871 and a difficult time.... More > Orin tried to farm his land. He tried cutting timber. He struggled to appear as American as those around him. His greatest struggle, however, was in what life took from him. Yet even as life took, it gave. For this exchange, life had but one demand.< Less
When his deceased uncle left a piece of ground to him, Orin O’Sullivan brought his wife and infant son from Ireland in hopes of a new life in America. The year was 1871 and a difficult time.... More > Orin tried to farm his land. He tried cutting timber. He struggled to appear as American as those around him. His greatest struggle, however, was in what life took from him. Yet even as life took, it gave. For this exchange, life had but one demand.< Less
