Scar the Sky
A Novel
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2.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
Lightning never strikes twice —until it does.
A killer is hunting down survivors of lightning strikes in this dark and twisting thriller, perfect for fans of J. H. Markert and Richard Chizmar.
Everything changed for Andi Ellis when she was struck by lightning and her heart stopped. Andi was resuscitated, but she was never the same—electronics strangely malfunction in her presence: clocks can’t keep time; batteries swiftly die. And while many lightning strike victims are left with temporary "lightning tree" markings, on her they are permanent scars.
Years later Andi, her eight-year-old daughter, and a fellow lightning strike survivor have fled Texas and Andi’s dangerous ex to go off the grid in a strange and secluded desert community.
Meanwhile, two private investigators pursue a US senator's missing daughter who they find too late. When searching for information on the strange lightning scars on the girl's body, they find themselves pulled into an FBI investigation—people who have been struck by lightning are being murdered.
As the death toll mounts, the task force traces the killer farther west—closer and closer to Andi Ellis and her daughter, and the haven she's carefully created.
Thriller and horror readers will be enthralled by the dark turns in Scar the Sky.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Scott (Call the Dark) brings the chills in this inventive serial killer thriller. At the outset, teacher Andi Ellis is hit and killed by a lightning strike, then resuscitated by substitute teacher Max Conroy minutes later. She manages a quick recovery, but sustains scars and develops strange abilities to interfere with electrical frequencies. In the aftermath of the accident, Andi and Max embark on a romantic relationship. Seven years later, Max has turned emotionally abusive, and Andi has fled to the Southwest with her young daughter. Andi's escape coincides with the disappearance of Abby Walden, a U.S. Senator's daughter, who's found dead with lightning scars on her body. Linnea Wren and Adan Rio, the two ex-FBI agents who were hired to find Abby, soon discover that she's just the latest in a line of lightning strike victims to be killed, and theorize that a serial murderer whom they dub the Lightning Tree Killer is responsible. Word of their search for LTK reaches Andi, who fears for her life. Scott's wild plot offers surprises even for veteran suspense fans. Readers of Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston should check this out.
