ANGUISH! THE STUFF THAT NIGHTMARES ARE MADE OF; A TALE WHERE DARKNESS TAKES ON A WHOLE NEW MEANING.... Suffocating darkness. Terrifying silence. Paralyzing hysteria. BURIED ALIVE! _______ In the midst of a dark December, the women of Blacklick Valley begin to vanish, stalked by a psychotic genius who rips them away without a clue and casts them into a place from our most hellish nightmares. One after another, each victim awakens, panicked and terrified, to discover she's been buried alive in a dark and silent tomb, hands and ankles bound, with no means of escape. What chance does the human spirit, the will to live, have against such formidable odds? Jed Tyler, sheriff of Blacklick Valley, is challenged to unravel the most horrific case of his career. Faced with ambiguous motives and suspicious alibis, Tyler is propelled into a stormy chase across the snow-covered, wind-swept Allegheny Mountains of western Pennsylvania. Could his perp be the sullen and uncooperative Tom Lewis, a jealous lover of one of the victims? Or perhaps the self-confident and well-to-do Chad Whitman who owns a thriving technologies firm in Blacklick Valley? Or is Tyler facing something worse-a serial killer who has targeted Blacklick Valley, taking a depraved pleasure in seeing his victims suffer in the most horrifying way? Or is it the silent stranger who waits and watches in the darkness? With time running out, can even Tyler's best efforts lead him to the discovery of these women before they succumb to hunger, thirst, and exposure-succumb to the hysteria and madness that threaten their sanity? In the course of his desperate search, Tyler crosses paths with the beautiful and alluring Laura Kinkaid; and immediately sparks begin to fly. Laura's husband, the wealthy and cruel-hearted Frank Kinkaid has recently been murdered, and Laura is left broken and vulnerable. Tyler, unsettled in his new marriage to Jenny McConnell, finds himself obsessed by the new widow who is both an enigma and a challenge-two elements he's never been able to resist. Will their desire for one another explode in the destruction of Tyler's marriage? ANGUISH, an avalanche of action and adrenaline, will take readers to the breaking point and provocatively challenge their ability to untangle this web of mystery. _______ AUTHOR'S NOTE: ANGUISH is a sequel to RAIN OF TERROR, Book 1 in The Blacklick Valley Mystery Series. Therefore, it is recommended that RAIN OF TERROR be read before ANGUISH so the reader may have the benefit of clarity and background.
With the success of Donna Cummins' debut mystery/thriller RAIN OF TERROR, Book 1 in The Blacklick Valley Mystery Series, now comes its haunting sequel, ANGUISH. Grab onto your seat because ANGUISH, Book 3 in the series, epitomizes the stuff that nightmares are made of, a tale where darkness takes on a whole new meaning. A REASON TO KILL, Book 2, is a gripping story of suspense and romance that addresses the horrific crime of domestic violence, an issue for which the author has a deep concern. Both RAIN OF TERROR and A REASON TO KILL have earned many outstanding reviews and both have reached Amazon's TOP 100 in the mystery genre. Ms. Cummins has set her mystery series in the Allegheny Mountains of western Pennsylvania where she was born and raised. She has attempted to stay true to the authenticity of the scenery, the climate, and the culture of the area-all deeply embedded in her memory and experience. She says that writing is like creating her own tapestries with words-a means of expressing all the thoughts and feelings and dreams and emotions that she harbors inside, a place where all things are possible and her imagination can run free and wild. As her series exemplifies, she has a proclivity toward the mystery genre. The twists and turns in plot, the questions, the clues, the suspense, the final revelations, and the challenge of bringing it all together captivate her because often she's not certain where her characters will take her. Ms. Cummins graduated cum laude from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and has spent many years as an educator-her most recent position at Webster College where she taught Creative Writing and Composition, along with a number of classes in the social sciences. She now lives in Tampa, Florida, with her family and her little dog Toby and enjoys reading, cooking, and gardening-the quiet passions that seem to define her. _______ AUTHOR'S NOTE: ANGUISH is a sequel to RAIN OF TERROR, Book 1 in The Blacklick Valley Mystery Series. Therefore, it is recommended that RAIN OF TERROR be read before ANGUISH so the reader may have the benefit of clarity and background.
