Alien Rites
Published on 29. September 2015
224 pages
978-1-5040-2128-9 (ISBN)
Description
Homicide cop David Silver and his Elaki partner hunt an arsonist/killer who exterminates humans and aliens alike
Saigo City is caught in the grip of a savage murder spree by a perp who kills without compunction, then eliminates the evidence by torching the crime scenes. After a private residence is set on fire, killing two adults and four children, the hunt intensifies for this monster who seems intent on destroying both humans and Elakis. But there may be something else going on. The arsonist is targeting supper clubs, and afterward, the burned-out real estate is being snatched up by members of a sinister cult.
With the help of an Elaki law enforcer named String and the alluring female psychic Teddy Blake, homicide detective David Silver follows his instincts and uncovers two startling connections between the arson killings: a shadowy mind institute and the disappearance of a Chicago heiress. As he moves closer to the truth, Silver is thrust into the line of fire. His marriage and life are on the line as he races to unmask the killer before the uneasy peace between humans and Elakis is destroyed forever.
Saigo City is caught in the grip of a savage murder spree by a perp who kills without compunction, then eliminates the evidence by torching the crime scenes. After a private residence is set on fire, killing two adults and four children, the hunt intensifies for this monster who seems intent on destroying both humans and Elakis. But there may be something else going on. The arsonist is targeting supper clubs, and afterward, the burned-out real estate is being snatched up by members of a sinister cult.
With the help of an Elaki law enforcer named String and the alluring female psychic Teddy Blake, homicide detective David Silver follows his instincts and uncovers two startling connections between the arson killings: a shadowy mind institute and the disappearance of a Chicago heiress. As he moves closer to the truth, Silver is thrust into the line of fire. His marriage and life are on the line as he races to unmask the killer before the uneasy peace between humans and Elakis is destroyed forever.
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Lynn Hightower is the international bestselling author of two detective series, the Sonora Blair and Lena Padget books, as well as the supernatural suspense series, the Enlightenment Project, and the Junie Lagarde thrillers. Her works have been listed as a New York Times Notable Book and
Times (London) bestsellers, and have won the WH Smith Fresh Talent and Shamus Awards. Hightower teaches in the UCLA Extension Writers' Program, where she was Instructor of the Year in 2012. She works as a manuscript consultant and writing coach for novelists and regularly contributes to
Psychology Today.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Praise for the Writing of Lynn Hightower
- Dedication
- Epigraph
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- Nineteen
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- Twenty-One
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- Twenty-Three
- Twenty-Four
- Twenty-Five
- Twenty-Six
- Twenty-Seven
- Twenty-Eight
- Twenty-Nine
- Thirty
- Thirty-One
- Thirty-Two
- Thirty-Three
- Thirty-Four
- Thirty-Five
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- Thirty-Seven
- Thirty-Eight
- Thirty-Nine
- Forty
- Forty-One
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- Forty-Nine
- Fifty
- Fifty-One
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- Fifty-Four
- Fifty-Five
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Copyright Page
