A mystery surrounds the lush orchards and farmlands of California's Sacramento River Delta. As Sara Mason returns to her hometown in order to start a new life, she learns that a serial killer is terrorizing its residents.Despite battling the memory of the drowning deaths of her younger sister and alcoholic parents, Sara is determined to make peace with her past. However, she soon learns that the elusive psychopath who strangles his victims, snaps their necks, and then buries each along with a dead animal, is now stalking her. Sara's attempt to rebuild her life is hindered even more by the discovery of skeletal remains both on and near her property. She must move out as the criminal investigation focuses on suspects like the gravedigger Crazy Ike, a cat-killing vagrant, a Peeping Tom, and several others who may be connected to the twenty-eight victims. After several attempts on her life, Sara discovers critical clues and bravely volunteers to be a decoy for the sheriff's department.Sara Mason is a woman whose destiny has brought her back home, but her decision may lead her down a path lined with danger and straight into the arms of a madman in this captivating thriller.
Mary Deal, a native of Walnut Grove in California's Sacramento River Delta, has lived in England, the Caribbean, and now resides on the island of Kauai in Kapaa, Hawaii. She was Founder and past President of Kauai Writer's Roundtable. She is also an artist, photographer and newspaper columnist.
She is the author of four suspense novels: "The Tropics," an adventure/suspense trilogy, "The Ka," a paranormal Egyptian suspense, and "River Bones," a thriller that takes place in her childhood hometown area. A fourth novel, "Down to the Needle," also a thriller, takes place along the West coast. She has also published a third ebook, "Off Center in the Attic," which contains thirty over-the-top short stories and flash fiction pieces.
"River Bones" was a winner in the Eric Hoffer Book Awards competition and a Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Books Awards. Two sequels to "River Bones" have already been started. Her short story "The Last This I Do" was nominated for the Pushcart Prize.
She has published a nonfiction eBook for writers titled "Write it Right - Tips for Authors, Volume I." Also, her novel, "The Tropics," has been rewritten and is available in eBook format as "Legacy of the Tropics." Her mega-Web site, Write Any Genre, is a valuable resource for writers and covers topics from creative writing to business writing.
