A Killing Among Friends
by Toni
Morrow Wyatt
Published
by: Limitless Publishing
Publication
date: August 10th 2015
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Young
Adult
Synopsis
Sennie
Lacefield has always felt safe at her family’s peaceful mountain lodge . . .
The only
break in her tranquil life was the death of her boyfriend Patrick Devon, which
left her heartbroken and unable to understand Patrick’s sullen, withdrawn
brother Lonnie. But when her best friend Reatha Alcoker disappears, her sense
of security is shattered. With the help of Reatha’s boyfriend Milo Durham, she
launches a search for her friend.
More
girls disappear, and bodies begin turning up . . .
When one
of the missing girls is found dead in a swamp with a symbol burned into her
forehead, Sennie focuses on her growing list of suspects. She can’t count on
help from the lazy, lecherous Sheriff Warford Cackley. She also has suspicions
the sheriff’s son Rex and his nasty friend Ottis know more than they’re willing
to share.
Someone
is watching Sennie’s every move . . .
Refusing
to believe Reatha is dead, Sennie and Milo continue their frantic search, and
Sennie is plagued with threatening messages. When another girl’s body is discovered,
she and Milo visit the site and find evidence that Reatha has also been there.
Some aerial photographs might hold a vital clue . . . if they can find them in
time.
As
Sennie unravels a tangled web of secrets, arson, burglary, and murder, could it
be that a desire to help Sennie has warped the mind of a murderer?
Excerpt
Anxiety
ran its swift edge through her stomach without warning as she turned to gaze across
the lake and into the surrounding dense forest.
Someone
is watching me. I wish I could see through the trees. They could be anywhere.
She
rubbed her hand down the length of her arm. There was no movement, except for
the gentle swaying of the trees as the early dawn breeze rustled their needles
and thick, green leaves. She turned forward, but the uneasy feeling didn’t
pass. Someone was watching her. The chestnut brown hairs on the back of her
neck, just under her long ponytail, prickled.
Evil is
on the prowl, waiting for the right moment to pounce on me.
Bringing
her knees to her chest, a ripple of fear dotted her spine, making her skin
crawl. The first time she had experienced this feeling was in May, the week
school had ended for summer break. The rumors about two girls who had gone
missing stayed in the back of her mind. It wasn’t unusual for girls to run off
from the small town of Mayrose, Arkansas. They would most likely be found in
Little Rock, sad and miserable because city life hadn’t turned out the way they
had thought it would. But so far, no one had been able to track down the two
latest missing girls. That was unusual.
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AUTHOR BIO
As a
child, Toni Morrow Wyatt's family spent nearly every summer visiting
relatives in a small, rural community in Arkansas. Finding magic in
this place, it is the setting for many of her novels. Her love for
southern fiction led to the writing of her upcoming novel, A Killing Among
Friends, and also, Return to Rocky Gap. Her work has appeared in From
the Depths Literary Journal and Belle Reve Literary Journal. She writes an
eclectic blog titled, A Pinch of Me, on Tumblr. She was previously an
independent bookseller, owning and operating Kindred Books for seven
years.
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