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Book Details
Genre: Suspense
Published by: MuseItUp Publishing
Publication Date: November 30, 2012
Number of Pages: 350
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Synopsis:
A two-hundred-mile labyrinth of dark storm drains serves as a refuge for
the delusional stalker who will go to any lengths to possess fragile,
emotionally isolated Emilie Davis. To survive, Emilie will have to
confront the secrets of her past she has kept locked away from everyone,
including herself. Emilie is a master escape artist—she’s fled a
manipulative mother and a controlling ex-husband. But it’s impossible to
evade a stalker who uses a bank robbery as a ruse to kidnap her. He’s
still out there, hiding in the Las Vegas tunnels and dodging police.
Emilie’s life careens out of control as her assailant continues his
pursuit. She has nowhere to turn but to Nathan Madigan, the hostage
negotiator who worked the robbery. Nathan is haunted by his failure to
protect a loved one fourteen years ago and dedicates his life to saving
others. Determined to catch the lunatic hunting Emilie, he finds himself
losing his professional detachment. He fears history is about to repeat
itself if he cannot protect Emilie from the Taker’s obsession.
The police close in on the Taker’s identity as Nathan and Emilie grow
closer to each other and to resolving the misery of their own pasts. At
the height of The Taker’s madness, his attempt to replace someone he’s
lost will either kill them all or set them free.
Read an excerpt
Nathan peered through the chain link fence. “Is that it?”
“I didn’t even know this culvert was here.” Chris started to climb.
“I drive over it every day, too.”
“That’s why they call them box culverts,” Johnson said from the other
side of the fence. “You don’t see them unless you’re walking inside.”
“Why couldn’t we just cut this thing down?” Nathan huffed as he made the
short trip up and over the wobbly chain link barrier. They were several
blocks north of the raucous Freemont Street Experience and looking into
the mouth of one of the storm drain entrances.
“Because no one in Metro wants to deal with the city officials over it,” Johnson said.
“Talk about spook central.” Nathan shined his light toward the culvert.
Bathed in shadows, it stood silent and empty. A chill of foreboding
washed over him. “Watch yourselves.” Johnson led the way as the three
men entered the culvert, weapons ready. “Anything could be lurking.”
Standing water covered the toes of Nathan’s boots. The air was thick
with mildew. “Drain’s over there.” He shined his tactical light on the
flood map. “To the right.”
The temperature dropped as they entered the large drain. Darkness engulfed them.
Chris’s whistle cut through the eerie stillness. “Wow. It’s a hell of a
lot cooler in here. Place smells like feet, but I’ll take what I can
get.”
Nathan shined his light on the walls. Colorful graffiti decorated the concrete.
“Someone’s a talented artist.”
The darkness thickened with each step. The odor grew increasingly foul.
“Jesus, I can taste the stench in my mouth.” Chris gagged and spit into
the dirty water.
Nathan didn’t respond. He was too busy trying to keep the contents of
his stomach down and wondering how the people who lived in the tunnels
stood the smell and the constant dangers. The drains provided relief
from the sweltering desert heat, and free housing, but they were death
traps. Large portions ran directly underneath the city streets and
inhabitants risked carbon monoxide poisoning and the frequent threat of
flooding. Growing up poor in North Las Vegas gave him a better
perspective than many, but he couldn’t imagine having no other
alternative than to live minute-by-minute.
“We shouldn’t run into any camps,” Johnson said. “They’re deeper in. One of the biggest is right under the Strip.”
“You know we aren’t going to find shit,” Chris choked out. “It’s too
dark. Guy planned this for months. He knows his way around. We need to
get out of here and check on Adam.”
“Medic called me when they got him to the hospital,” Johnson said. “He’s
going into surgery. All we’d be doing right now is sitting around
waiting. Still have to do our jobs, Holt.”
“He’s just a rookie. I should have been in front of him.”
“Stop,” Nathan said. “You followed protocol. That was a lucky shot.”
“Doesn’t make it right.”
Silence fell over the men as they moved farther into the stinking drain.
Something hard crunched underneath Nathan’s boots. He nervously shined
his light into the black water. Crawfish swam around his feet, probably
on their way to the Las Vegas Wash. A mushy white glob looking
suspiciously like used toilet paper floated by, and he focused his light
away from the stream. Better not to know what he was stepping on.
A loud splash ahead brought all three to a halt.
“You hear that?” Johnson asked.
“Sounds big.” Chris stepped in front of Johnson and raised his Glock.
“Las Vegas SWAT,” Johnson shouted. “Identify yourself.”
Nothing.
“Maybe it was an animal,” Nathan said.
“That’s even worse than a junkie,” Chris said. “With my luck, Cujo’s man-eating cousin will show up and give me rabies.”
“They have shots for that now.”
“No shit, Sherlock.”
A second loud splash was followed by the distinct sound of footsteps plodding through the water.
“That’s no dog.” Chris sprinted after the runner with Nathan and Johnson
closely following. The beams of their lights flashed haphazardly
against the walls making the tunnel even more ominous.
A strange brightness glowed several yards ahead of them. Their quarry
came into view. He was too short and stocky to be their man, but he
could have information.
Author Bio:
Raised in southeastern Iowa, Stacy Green grew up watching crime shows
with her parents, so her love of suspense and psychological thrillers is
no surprise. She’s fascinated by the workings of the criminal mind and
explores true crime on her popular Thriller Thursday posts at her blog,
Turning the Page.
After earning her degree in journalism, Stacy worked in advertising before becoming a
stay-at-home mom to her miracle child. She rediscovered her love of
writing and wrote several articles for a city magazine before penning
her first novel. She shelved the long drama and began working on a
suspense book set in Las Vegas, featuring a heroine on the edge of
disaster, a tormented villain, and the city’s infamous storm drains that
house hundreds of homeless.
Into The Dark is suspense with a dash of romance, and Stacy is
hard at work on her next book, a darker, grittier thriller set in the
Deep South.
When she’s not writing, she spends all her time with her precocious
daughter, supportive husband, and their three obnoxious but lovable
canine children.
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(note: Once I review the book, I will add a giveaway, so watch for it!)
