This is so creepy, I had to share it with you.
Bad things happening to children strike at our hearts.
BLURB
The Nolan morgue is more than just an ordinary funeral home. When their newest employee uncovers a supernatural conspiracy connected to a string of child murders, she must use every shred of her intelligence to stop a new breed of serial killer and escape the morgue alive.
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EXCERPT
The old hands worked carefully with the added confidence of having done this hundreds of times. Their maneuvers were quick and precise. Fluid. Surgical.
A scalpel touched a point between the nipples on the cadaver’s chest and drifted north, unzipping the skin exactly seven inches along the sternum. Shadows played out the rest on the concrete walls: the worker selected a heavier device and hovered over the outline of the body, flicking a switch and activating a high, screeching vibration that trailed through the air and disappeared into the silhouette’s chest.
Instantly the hum dropped an octave—ggvvrrrrr, ck-ck, ggvvrrrrr—choking and sputtering as it coughed up particles of bone dust.
Ggvvrrrrr! CK-CK! Ggvvrrrr!
The mist made a macabre Tyndall effect in the lamplight.
Beyond these specks, the worker turned off the electric saw and brought up a wooden box the size of a tea chest, then withdrew something from inside.
Something small.
Something odd.
It was too dark to see what the object was, but the worker handled it nimbly and lowered it into the body’s rib cage.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
D. Melhoff was born in a prairie ghost town located an inch above the Canadian-American border. He credits King, Poe, Hitchcock, Harris, Raimi, and his second grade school teacher, Mrs. Lake, for turning him to horror.
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My pleasure. ^_^
Sherry, Morgues give me the chilly willies! I love the excerpt. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Lots of love, Emily
Thanks Emily.
Eek. I’m not a big fan or gore.
This one looks like it has plenty. Sorry about that. ^_^
“An ordinary funeral home”–as if that’s not bad enough!
Holy Creepy Trailer Batman! That was effing scary! I can’t…I just…wow. I’m glad I like scary stuff or I would be terrified! 🙂 Instead I’m just super excited to read Come Little Children on my own!
andralynn7 AT gmail DOT com
LOL I love it. This sounds like a book that is right up my alley. I thought the trailer is fantastic.
Dark and taunting and funny – what!?! I don’t see anything funny about that- I see creepy and sinister and I want to read it badly!! Thanks for getting me all excited about another book that I will have to read. I love the contrast of the two girls – innocent and evil. Love it, love it!
I am with you all the way. This sounds like an excellent book. I’m happy to hear you love it too.
“It was a dark and stormy…” LOL Just kiddin. This is definitely a must read and I bet you love that cover art!!!
Thanks for sharing:)
LOL. I do love the cover art. The trailer is very creepy and makes me want to read it even more. ^_^
Thanks for the excerpt and the chance to win!
Sounds like an amazing read, I love creepy reads!!
natasha_donohoo_8 at hotmail dot com
This sounds like a GOOD one. I love creepy too. Good luck.
Interesting read
bn100candg at hotmail dot com
Good luck. ^_^
Loved the excerpt! This is on my Must-Read list! Sounds awesome!!
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I agree whole heartedly! Thanks for commenting and good luck.
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