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.