Author: | J Troy Seate | ISBN: | 9781612353388 |
Publisher: | Melange Books, LLC | Publication: | October 17, 2015 |
Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
Author: | J Troy Seate |
ISBN: | 9781612353388 |
Publisher: | Melange Books, LLC |
Publication: | October 17, 2015 |
Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
Language: | English |
Suspense/Thriller novelist J. Troy Seate doesn't simply slip into the genre with his new novel Valley of Tears, he creates a disturbing, yet satisfying impact that will ripple shock waves for some time. Compelling, riddled with subplots, treachery, secrecy, and betrayals, Seate's novel rings with an air of suspense, surprises, and unexpected twists. Wonderfully spooky and spellbinding, Seate weaves a strong, intelligent story disguised in back woods characters who seem out of time and place. Fast paced and at times witty, the pieces of the intricate puzzle come together with a "zing!" that is sure to startle his readers. The country life has rewards…illusions... and consequences.
-- C.L. Carnley,
Publisher and Managing Editor, The Dark Krypt
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Steve Swann wants a corporate promotion. His wife, Maria, wants space to roam with her pets and to raise their twelve-year-old daughter. The little valley town of Altinoma seems the perfect solution to pursue this idyllic lifestyle until their serenity is shaken when desecrations are found. Life quickly becomes more frightening than nightmares. Within the mountain peaks and woods that surround their new home, an evil lurks, and waits for the time to strike. Young girls begin to vanish. While trying to protect his daughter, Renee, Steve begins his own investigation as each contact with "neighbors" proves to be as alarming as his confrontations with Altinoma's movers and shakers, all forces that could destroy his family.
Who is behind the strange circumstances taking place in this isolated valley? What is behind the disappearances? The answers lead the Swanns on a rollercoaster ride into hidden secrets that infest the not-so-peaceful valley populous. Steve discovers too late that his family has been uniquely imprisoned. They have been chosen to play a pre-defined role in a tale of evil and madness.
Suspense/Thriller novelist J. Troy Seate doesn't simply slip into the genre with his new novel Valley of Tears, he creates a disturbing, yet satisfying impact that will ripple shock waves for some time. Compelling, riddled with subplots, treachery, secrecy, and betrayals, Seate's novel rings with an air of suspense, surprises, and unexpected twists. Wonderfully spooky and spellbinding, Seate weaves a strong, intelligent story disguised in back woods characters who seem out of time and place. Fast paced and at times witty, the pieces of the intricate puzzle come together with a "zing!" that is sure to startle his readers. The country life has rewards…illusions... and consequences.
-- C.L. Carnley,
Publisher and Managing Editor, The Dark Krypt
~
Steve Swann wants a corporate promotion. His wife, Maria, wants space to roam with her pets and to raise their twelve-year-old daughter. The little valley town of Altinoma seems the perfect solution to pursue this idyllic lifestyle until their serenity is shaken when desecrations are found. Life quickly becomes more frightening than nightmares. Within the mountain peaks and woods that surround their new home, an evil lurks, and waits for the time to strike. Young girls begin to vanish. While trying to protect his daughter, Renee, Steve begins his own investigation as each contact with "neighbors" proves to be as alarming as his confrontations with Altinoma's movers and shakers, all forces that could destroy his family.
Who is behind the strange circumstances taking place in this isolated valley? What is behind the disappearances? The answers lead the Swanns on a rollercoaster ride into hidden secrets that infest the not-so-peaceful valley populous. Steve discovers too late that his family has been uniquely imprisoned. They have been chosen to play a pre-defined role in a tale of evil and madness.