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 looked up from his reports when the Perrin's Point police station's door opened. Trewe walked in. He held his back straight, but an unhealthy pallor still marked the area of skin around his eyes and lips. Jon was surprised. "Well, you're back then?"


   "Aye, part of the day, if the doctors get their say, which they won't. Bollocks. I'm too close to retirement, I told them, I'm not putting in for sick leave now."


   Jon wondered how Trewe would react to his initiative to rekindle the search for Annie Butler. How much time did they have before he called off the search? Would there be any progress made at all? The clock was ticking. He wondered how Annie Butler was doing. He didn't want to think about what might be happening to her. He checked his mobile for messages. There was nothing he had to respond to immediately.


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