St. Martin's Press
March 2010
On Sale: March 2, 2010
Featuring: Alexandra Clarkson; Harlan Sommer; Patsy
352 pages ISBN: 0312363923 EAN: 9780312363925 Kindle: B003A7I232 Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
In this bare-knuckled adrenaline ride from New York Times bestselling author Erica Spindler, Alex Clarksonโs worst nightmares are about to come trueโฆ
A sinister, hooded figureโฆ
When Alexandra Clarkson starts having terrifying visions filled with blood and ceremonial images, she tries to find a rational explanation โ maybe her mind is playing tricks on her, resurrecting creepy tableaux from her research on religious ceremonies and sects.ย But when Alexโs mother, Patsy, commits suicide without leaving behind any information, Alex is left wondering: could she be haunted by something from the childhood she doesnโt remember?
Naked, writhing bodiesโฆ
Detective Daniel Reed was the last person to speak to Patsy.ย What he reveals to Alex is shocking. Twenty-five years earlier, Patsy was married to Harlan Sommer, one of Sonoma Countyโs most prominent vintners, when their infant son disappeared without a trace. ย The loss destroyed the Sommersโ marriage, causing Patsy to leave and take Alex with her.
A dead childโฆ
Called on to investigate the identity of a babyโs remains unearthed in a Sonoma vineyard, Reed had picked up a trail that led him to Patsy in San Francisco.ย Now Reed and Alex both wonder if the cold bones could be her baby brother Dylan, and Alex decides to accompany Reed back to Sonoma for the investigation.ย No sooner does she arrive, however, than she is drawn deep into the search for a twisted killerโฆ