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After a nighttime phone call reveals that her friends, the Wilkenson family, have died under mysterious circumstances, single mother MaryAnne Carpenter rushes to their ranch with her children to take care of her godson, Joey. The abrupt loss of the family's only heir and the sudden death of the parents leave MaryAnne to confront questions of accident versus murder. As harsh winter storms lash the remote ranch, a spate of brutal killings and impossible crime scenes begin to encroach on her life. Faced with a local police force unable to solve the murders, MaryAnne must investigate to protect her family and uncover the dark forces that threaten the safety of her new home.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: John Saul
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