Synopses & Reviews
New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper returns with a breathtaking new thriller of a young woman’s homecoming—to a town of menacing whispers, bad dreams, and dangerous secrets…
Another nightmare, in the woods this time. Different: She was running. Trying to escape.
But the same ending. Always the same ending. Another dead girl…
Emma Rayburn was born and raised in Baron Hollow, North Carolina, and it was a quiet life. Then came the accident…and the nightmares—each filled with unshakable visions of darkness, blind panic, and desperate women chased toward inevitable death. With no reports of local women missing or found dead, Emma has written it off to troubled imaginings—night after dreaded night. Until her sister arrives.
Jessie Rayburn, psychic investigator for a firm called Haven, has been estranged from Emma for years. Unresolved issues from Jessie’s past have not only kept them apart but have been clouding Jessie’s unique abilities. A return to her hometown to face a dark and violent incident from years gone by is her chance to regain them. But reconciliation with the past comes with a price. Few people in Baron Hollow are welcoming Jessie back. No one dares to breathe a word. And in this conspiracy of silence, Emma’s nightmares are becoming more vivid than ever.
Even with the help of Noah Bishop, head of the FBI Special Crimes Unit and co-founder of Haven, Jessie and Emma soon find themselves outnumbered by the secrets buried in Baron Hollow—and outrunning an evil that has been festering for years, one that’s targeting Jessie and Emma one last time.
Review
Praise for Kay Hooper “Kay Hooper…provide[s] a welcome chill on a hot summers day.” —Orlando Sentinel
“Filled with page-turning suspense.”—The Sunday Oklahoman
“Readers will be mesmerized.”—Publishers Weekly
“Hooper has created another original.”—Times Record News (Wichita Falls, Texas)
“Thought-provoking entertainment.”—Calgary Herald
“[Hoopers] creative blend of the paranormal and suspense are truly distinctive.” —Suspense Magazine
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Praise for Kay Hooper:
Blood Ties:
"A good read for fans of other serial-killer books and the TV show Criminal Minds."—Booklist
Sleeping with Fear:
"An entertaining book for any reader."—Winston-Salem Journal
"Hooper keeps the suspense dialed up...readers will be mesmerized by a plot that moves quickly to a chilling conclusion."—Publishers Weekly
Chill of Fear:
"Hooper's latest may offer her fans a few shivers on a hot beach."—Publishers Weekly
"Kay Hooper has conjured a fine thriller with appealing young ghosts and a suitably evil presence to provide a welcome chill on a hot summer's day."—Orlando Sentinel
"The author draws the reader into the story line and, once there, they can't leave because they want to see what happens next in this thrill-a-minute, chilling, fantastic reading experience."—Midwest Book Review
Hunting Fear:
"A well-told, scary story."—Toronto Sun
"Hooper's unerring story sense and ability to keep the pages flying can't be denied."—Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
"Hooper has created another original—Hunting Fear sets an intense pace...Work your way through the terror to the triumph ... and you'll be looking for more Hooper tales to add to your bookshelf."—Times Record News
"It's vintage Hooper—a suspenseful page-turner."—Wichita Falls (TX) Facts
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"Kay Hooper...provide[s] a welcome chill on a hot summer's day."
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"Hooper's unerring story sense and ability to keep the pages flying cannot be denied."
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Praise for Kay Hooper and her novels and#8220;Vibrates with tension, passion, and mystery. Readers will devour it.and#8221;and#8212;Jayne Ann Krentz
and#8220;Kay Hooperand#8230;provide[s] a welcome chill on a hot summerand#8217;s day.and#8221;and#8212;Orlando Sentinel
and#8220;Filled with page-turning suspense.and#8221;and#8212;The Sunday Oklahoman
and#8220;[An] astonishing talent.and#8221;and#8212;Suspense Magazine
Synopsis
How do you make peace with the dead if the dead arent ready to forgive? In
New York Times bestselling author Kay Hoopers new novel, the answer lies in the twisting shadows of a small town, and its secrets yet unearthed...
When Deacon Jamess younger sister Melanie calls him, terrified, he goes to her aid in the small Georgia town of Sociable. What he finds is a scared young woman in the grip of what she insists is a paranormal nightmareand murder. Two local men have been killed under mysterious circumstances. And Melanie is the prime suspect.
Trinity Nichols left a high-stress job for quiet, small-town life. But news of the murders has left herand the townon edge, especially when there is nothing remotely ordinary about how the men died. And her investigation is yielding more than she bargained for, including a group of strangers who have descended on Sociable, some with abilities Trinity finds hard to believe, and agendas she refuses to trust. For some reason, they know a lot more than they should about whats happening in town. And whats happening is growing stranger by the minute.
Now Trinity, Deacon, and this odd band of FBI agents must work together to solve a series of disturbances so incredible that Trinity, and the town of Sociable, will be changed forever. She just isnt certain whoor whatwill be left standing when its all over.
Synopsis
New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper returns with a new novel of blood-chilling suspense as hunters become the hunted in a desperate game of survival against all odds
Haven operative Luther Brinkman has been sent into the wilderness of the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee to locate escaped felon Cole Jacoby, a mentally unstable bank robber. Supposedly, Jacoby hid more than ten million dollars from his last heist before he was capturedand rather mysteriously escaped federal custody. And once Brinkman finds Jacoby, the agent is left severely wounded, with no way to convey his location to Haven.
Callie Davis, an agent with the FBIs Special Crimes Unit, has been in the area for some time, due to the foresight of her boss and unit chief, Noah Bishop. But when she finds the wounded Brinkman, her rescue mission turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse.
What neither Luther nor Callie know is that their quarry is far more than an escaped bank robber. And that in hunting him, they will find themselves being hunted by him, and will discover him to be the worst monster either of them has ever known.
Synopsis
How do you make peace with the dead if the dead arenand#8217;t ready to forgive? The answer lies in the new Bishop/Special Crimes Unit novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Hostageand#133;
Trinity Nichols left a high-stress job for a quiet, small-town life in Sociable, Georgia. But a string of missing women in the area has left the town on edge. And then, a man is found dead right in town. There is nothing remotely ordinary about how he died, or about the prime suspectand#151;a terrified young woman. Soon, Trinityand#8217;s investigation will yield much more than she bargained for.
A group of strangers has descended on Sociable, some with abilities Trinity finds hard to believe, and agendas she refuses to trust. For some reason, they know a lot more than they should about the strange events in town. And whatand#8217;s happening in Sociable is growing stranger by the minute.
About the Author
Kay Hooper is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of the Bishop/Special Crimes Unit series, including Hostage, Haven, Blood Ties, Blood Dreams, and Blood Sins, and The Bishop Files series, including The First Prophet. She lives in North Carolina.