Book Blurb:
Tony
Hooper stands in shadow across the street, one amongst many in
the crowd of curiosity-hounds gathered to watch a monster's release.
Seventeen years after Mitchell Norton, the
devil, terrorized Algonquin,
Illinois on a spree of kidnapping, torture and murder, the
authorities release the butcher from psychiatric prison.
Tony longs to charge across the street to destroy Norton--no remorse--as if stepping on a cockroach. Only sheer force of will prevents his doing so.The devil walks the world again. What shall Tony do about it? Aye, what indeed.
After all, this is what Tony does. It's who he is. The devil himself long ago made Tony into this hunter of monsters. What a sweet twist of fate this is, that he may still, finally, administer justice.
Will FBI Special Agent Linda Monroe stop him? She owes him her life, so how can she possibly put an end to his?
Tony Hooper and Mitchell Norton battle for supremacy, with law enforcement always a step away, in this story of justice and vengeance, evil and redemption, fear and courage, love and loss.
Tony longs to charge across the street to destroy Norton--no remorse--as if stepping on a cockroach. Only sheer force of will prevents his doing so.The devil walks the world again. What shall Tony do about it? Aye, what indeed.
After all, this is what Tony does. It's who he is. The devil himself long ago made Tony into this hunter of monsters. What a sweet twist of fate this is, that he may still, finally, administer justice.
Will FBI Special Agent Linda Monroe stop him? She owes him her life, so how can she possibly put an end to his?
Tony Hooper and Mitchell Norton battle for supremacy, with law enforcement always a step away, in this story of justice and vengeance, evil and redemption, fear and courage, love and loss.
Read an excerpt:
**My thoughts**Some fancy maneuvering is required to escape the crowds and the police at the courthouse. I manage to keep Norton in sight, zigzagging between lanes and keeping several vehicles between us, hanging back far enough to avoid detection without losing him. Uncertain emotions bubble up, some indecipherable combination of dread and anticipation, fear and excitement, vengeance and sorrow. I must know where he'll make his home, information that has been difficult to obtain, as the authorities are concerned with Norton's security.Give me a break! They should express their security concerns not for the devil himself, but for his next victims.Oh yes, I know Norton too well. He will torture, murder and dismember again. The temptation will be too great to resist.I saw him up close in 1978, looked into the soul of the devil, as we waded through the blood and gore he'd spilled. I couldn't fathom his unrepentant pleasure, the sick thrill, his gleeful anticipation.Now he's out of prison, again free to call up his demons, to torture the innocent, to waltz to what he once called his "symphony of screams."The devil walks the world again.What shall I do about it? Aye, what indeed.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Serial killer stories that get into the mind of the killer can always be disturbing. They have a mind that I will never understand. Mitchell Norton is a sick, deranged man whose existence just cannot be justified. He performs unspeakable horrors on numerous people, yet feels compelled to do so. He has no idea that his delusions are wrong.
Tony Hooper has killed once before. That was an accident out of sheer insanity and grief. Yet, it seemed to awaken something inside of him. I have never had a loved one murdered nor tortured. I can't imagine how horrific that must feel. Reading this story, I try to imagine how I would feel in his shoes. It's kind of the same feeling I get while watching and reading the Dexter series. Is any of it really justified?
I don't feel as attached to Tony as I have other vigilante killers, yet I do feel sorry for him. Mitchell is just plain creepy. Reading this story, I did have slightly heightened senses and noticed every single creak in the house.
BIO:
I write fiction,
long and short. My writings cross over many genres and focus on
diverse subjects, ranging from the mysteries of the human mind, with
its fragile psychological and emotional states, to the everyday joy
and anguish of life on Earth.
I've been an avid
reader my entire life, and started writing at the age of 12. I love a
good story, of course, a compelling plot and satisfying conclusion.
Yet as a reader, I've always been drawn to great characters. The
characters bring me back to an author time and time again. This shows
in my writing, where I attempt to create authentic, complex, real
characters you can come to love, and in whose company you feel at
home. Or maybe you'll despise a character and want to stick a fork in
his eye. Hey, bad guys are fun too!
I did my tour in the
real world, serving in the U.S. Air Force, then working as everything
from a forklift operator to a bartender in my youth, before settling
in as Business Services and Project Manager for a large manufacturing
and distribution concern. Now, at long last (Man! Why did I wait so
long?), I'm putting pedal to the metal in pursuit of the author's
life.
After many years as
a Freelance Editor, with several clients published or aspiring to be
so, I co-founded Evolved Publishing, where I wear hats as Publisher,
Executive Editor, and Author. As an author, I started with a few
short stories, and released my debut novel, a psychological thriller
called "Forgive Me, Alex," in December 2011. The sequel,
"The Devil's Bane," is under way and due Spring 2013.
You can find out
more about me at my website: www.LaneDiamond.com.
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