The Hunted
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Publisher Description
YOU’RE GOING TO PAY
The pressures of fame and an obsessive stalker have driven pop star Olivia Smith to take shelter at Halcyon Hall, an exclusive spa on a remote island off the coast of Maine. Yet from the moment she arrives, there are rumors about women disappearing, and stories about the resort’s grisly past. Then a note arrives from her stalker, proving that nowhere is truly safe . . .
It’s been twenty-five years since Sheriff Deacon Howell discovered his first dead body on these grounds. Back then, Halcyon Hall was an asylum known as Bainesworth Manor. Others have perished here since, including Deacon’s wife. Many locals share his belief that her death wasn’t suicide. The difference is, they think Deacon killed her. But he has bigger problems than gossip, because another body has been found . . .
As Deacon investigates the increasing threats to the singer’s life, the danger becomes undeniable. Something evil lurks here—not just in the asylum’s grim history, but in the present. And there will be no rest at Halcyon Hall until every sin has been avenged . . .
PRIASE FOR THE RUNAWAY
“Atmospheric, emotional, and well-told.”
—New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde
“Childs knows how to keep readers riveted.”
—RT Book Reviews
“Grabs you from page one . . . Lisa Childs paints an eerie, haunting suspense that will keep you riveted until the very last page!”
—Rita Herron, USA Today bestselling author
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Childs returns to Bane Island (first visited in The Runaway) to deliver a page-turning romantic thriller. Pop star Olivia Smith is hiding out from a stalker with an extended stay at Halcyon Hall, a posh spa and clinic on the tiny Maine island. The facility was once Bainesworth Manor psychiatric hospital, and 25 years before the start of the novel, now-sheriff Deacon Howell found his first dead body on its grounds—and there have been others since, among them Deacon's late wife. When another body is discovered during Olivia's stay, Olivia and Deacon are thrown into the line of fire of an unknown killer and they grow tantalizingly closer while trying to stay alive. Childs paces her mystery well, with a plethora of red herrings that will keep readers guessing right up to the end. The appealing, nuanced central couple are surrounded by a strong supporting cast, led by Deacon's surly yet sweet daughter, Holly, a moody teenager who will ring true to parents. Bane Island may be a dangerous place, but readers will look forward to coming back.
