A family torn apart by tragedy becomes the victim of a merciless killer in this gripping thriller from the twentieth-century author of The Baxter Letters.
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Bad things have happened in the Stoddard household, but nothing as grim as whatβs to come. One day, young Davie gets a phone call, an anonymous voice threatening to do lewd and horrible things to his teenage sister unless he follows instructions.
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A little over a week later, another call, this one telling Davie to watch what his father does with his keys when he gets home at nightβand to be ready to swipe them when asked. Briefly, Davie almost recognizes the voice, but then the moment passes.
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Gripped by terror, Davie doesnβt know who to turn to. The recent tragic death of his three-year-old brother has isolated each member of his family in their own separate worlds. And now, someone dangerously close to them stands to gain from their fractureβunless Davie can summon a courage far beyond his yearsΒ .Β .Β .
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Praise for Dolores Hitchens
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βHigh-grade suspense.β βSan Francisco Chronicle on Stairway to an Empty Room/Terror Lurks in Darkness
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βDolores Hitchens wrote crime novels that were both tough and compassionate, with a sharp eye for the emotional scars that violence leaves.β βMysteryTribune
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βAlmost unbearable suspenseΒ .Β .Β . Holds the reader to the last punctuation mark.β βGreensboro News & Record on The Grudge