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 put both hands to his face and tried to rub his weariness away. He stretched his legs under the table. A sour fug clung within the cubicle. He stared at the clock. "Only one interview in and I can hardly keep my thoughts in order."


   Perstow placed a hand against his forehead, closing his eyes. 


   "Not you, too?" Jon asked, suddenly worried.


   "I'm fine. Not much in the way o' sleep."


   A bright expression flushed across Perstow's face, as if Jon had offered him a raise in pay. "Sure!"


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