When Ruth Butler escaped Texas for a sleepy seaside village in the south of England, it was to rescue her infant daughter from the perverted demon she had married. But after ten peaceful years her daughter Annie disappears.

Not far away, a madman has been trying in vain to turn back time. When Ruth turns out to be a dead ringer for his mother, the voices in his head haunt him day and night. The only way to stop his mother’s nagging is to kill her all over again.

Ruth must rely on her instincts and the ally she finds in an undercover detective who’s in town on unrelated business, but neither can search for Annie’s kidnapper openly. Nevertheless, the trail leads from a faceless body in Annie’s clothes to a smuggler’s cave, where the killer drains his victim’s blood an ounce at a time. But he’s got a special purpose for little Annie. He is patient. He will wait–until her mother comes to save her.

Deadly Thyme is created by R.L. Nolen, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

Deadly Thyme

   Jon flipped open his mobile, punched in 999, and explained what had happened and where he was and what was needed. Then he punched in another number. At the first ring Peter Trewe answered and Jon said, "Jon Graham at Sergeant Perstow's house. At the rear in the garden. The caravan. Mrs. Butler-"


   "I've called emergency services. Someone's set fire to my caravan and Mrs. Butler's hurt."


   "I'll check." Jon banged on the Perstow's rear door. The door jerked open as if Perstow had been standing all this time on the other side.


   Jon yelled into the phone, "Yes, he's here."


   Trewe's voice sputtered from the mobile. "Detective Inspector, have you any idea why Mrs. Butler is there?" A car's wheels ground to a halt on the gravel drive. A disheveled Trewe raced around the corner and knelt beside Mrs. Butler.


Chapter 24