When Riley Crane awakens, she discovers she's covered with
blood, has a raging headache and has no memory of recent
weeks. Worse than that, she's lost the clairvoyant psychic
abilities that have been with her all of her life. There's
little to guide her, to give her clues as to the latest
case she's working on. Most disturbing of all is the hint
that perhaps there's a man in this fiercely independent
woman's life.
With minimal assistance from Special Crimes Unit Chief Noah
Bishop, Riley learns she's in the small costal town of Opal
Island to investigate some strange happenings connected to
the occult. Shortly after awakening covered in blood, a
decapitated body, obviously a part of a satanic ritual, is
discovered, and Riley has to wonder to what extent she's
involved in the murder.
When Riley realizes she was attacked and deliberately
tasered, she's determined to discover exactly who lured her
to Opal Island. A possible kink in her plans comes in the
form of Ash Prescott, a former big-city lawyer who's
relocated to Opal Island. Though her mind doesn't remember
the man, her body certainly does. When Riley discovers she
and Ash share a link from the past, and that the past may
be coming back to haunt her, she has to struggle with her
independent streak to trust a man who might be her
lifeline.
Noah Bishop's Special Crimes Unit detectives are back in
Hooper's SLEEPING WITH FEAR, a taut, haunting thriller that
will capture the reader's interest from the very first
sentence! Masterfully blending past with present, readers
will be with Riley every step of the way as she struggles
through blackouts and taunting memories to stay one step
ahead of a killer determined to take her mind.
Riley Crane woke up fully dressed, a gun under her pillow,
and covered in blood. Even more frightening, she didn’t
remember what happened the night before. In fact, she
barely remembered the previous three weeks.
An ex—army officer, now a federal agent assigned to the
Special Crimes Unit, Riley was a chameleon–a clairvoyant
who could blend in with her surroundings, be anyone or
anything she chose to be. The SCU’s expert on the occult,
she’d been sent to the beachfront cottage on Opal Island
by her enigmatic chief, Noah Bishop, to investigate
reports of dangerous occult activity.
But that was three weeks ago. Now she’s awoken to discover
that she’s got a sexy new man in her life and an
unreliable memory, and that the clairvoyant abilities
she’s always depended on to protect her are MIA. Worse
yet, with SCU resources stretched thinner than ever
before, Riley is alone and without backup, feeling her way
through a deadly game of blindman’s buff, where no one
around her is quite who or what they seem. And a bizarre
murder is only the first jarring reminder of how high the
stakes really are.
Bishop wants Riley off the case. So does powerful local
D.A. Ash Prescott. Both her old retired army buddy Gordon
Skinner and Sheriff Jake Ballard believe she can catch a
vicious killer. But one of these four men knows exactly
what’s going on in this coastal community, and that’s
knowledge Riley desperately needs. For what Riley can’t
remember is more than enough to cost her her life. This
time evil isn’t just closer than she thinks–it’s already
there.
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