“Thomas is a successful writer of suspense thrillers, living the dream at his lake house in the piedmont of North Carolina. One afternoon in late spring, he receives a bizarre letter that eventually threatens his career, his sanity, and the lives of everyone he loves. A murderer is designing his future, and for the life of him, Andrew can’t get away. Harrowing...terrific...a whacked out combination of Stephen King and Cormac McCarthy. PAT CONROY [C]arried by rich, image-filled prose. Crouch ...will handcuff you, blindfold you, throw you in the trunk of a car, and drag you kicking and screaming through a story so intense, so emotionally packed, that you will walk away stunned. WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL Excerpt from Desert Places… On a lovely May evening, I sat on my deck, watching the sun descend upon LakeNorman. So far, it had been a perfect day. I’d risen at 5:00 a.m. as I always do, put on a pot of French roast, and prepared my usual breakfast of scrambled eggs and a bowl of fresh pineapple.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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