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 turned his mobile on and pressed the flashlight app. It was brighter than the penlight. He clambered farther into the tunnel until he found himself at a dead end. Somehow he had taken a wrong turn, except there had been no turns. An enormous wall of smooth rock blocked his path.


   His light revealed an amphitheater of rock that could fit his entire London flat. Water dripped and gurgled with a hollow sound but he couldn't see any water. There were moaning sounds nearby, but he couldn't see anything. The ground was knobby rock like the rest of the tunnel, but there was mud and leaves and twigs. Large boulders were firmly ensconced around the area. There must be an opening to the outside that he couldn't see. He would look behind the boulders.


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