β Scribed by Lynn Hightower
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
A fearless female private investigator in the South takes on a satanic cult that practices human sacrifice in this gripping Shamus Awardβwinning mystery.
Seven years ago Lena Padget's life exploded when Jeff Hayes, her devil-worshipping brother-in-law, killed her sister and two-year-old nephew. The horrific double-murder hardened the once-gentle Kentucky native and compelled her to leave graduate school in order to help protect abused and endangered women from human monsters.
Now Hayes and his sadistic partner in satanism, Archie Valetta, have been inexplicably released on parole. Lena's past has returned with a vengeance to haunt herβand to prey on yet another frightened mother and her helpless child. Approached by Valetta's desperate ex-wife, Eloise, Lena will do everything in her power to prevent history from repeating itself. Otherwise, Eloise's four-year-old son will be the next innocent victim.
Before Laura...
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