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Once Upon A Predator: A Psychological Thriller
“A real page turner. Read it in one sitting. Can’t wait for the next one. Write FASTER please!” —Lynsay Sands
Picture this…
A lovely fall day where the reds, oranges and yellows of the turning leaves makes the quiet residential street look like it’s on fire. Movement to the left draws your eye. Someone is standing in the middle of a yard talking to a woman framed in the window of a two-story home. They’re completely wrapped up in their conversation. The woman’s expression is unreadable, but the man’s chuckle reinforces the assumption they know one another.
Look again, closer this time…
The sweat soaked strands of hair clinging to the woman’s forehead, the erratic rise and fall of her chest as her breath hitches, the intermittent shaking rippling through her body, and the death grip she has on the fork in her right hand. The man standing directly in front of her is not so much smiling but grinning. An overly wide, ear to ear grin that chases away the illusion this is an innocent chat. The only barrier between them is a flimsy screen, which is being peeled back as something in the man’s hand slides along the window frame.
This is just the beginning…
Local law enforcement is baffled as more bloodshed hits their small community, one after another. And their only consistent lead is a local Sam Turner who allegedly survived an attack years ago and keeps showing up in all the wrong places.
A psychological thriller, woven with a thread of horror, that will keep you guessing 'til the very end.
Picture this…
A lovely fall day where the reds, oranges and yellows of the turning leaves makes the quiet residential street look like it’s on fire. Movement to the left draws your eye. Someone is standing in the middle of a yard talking to a woman framed in the window of a two-story home. They’re completely wrapped up in their conversation. The woman’s expression is unreadable, but the man’s chuckle reinforces the assumption they know one another.
Look again, closer this time…
The sweat soaked strands of hair clinging to the woman’s forehead, the erratic rise and fall of her chest as her breath hitches, the intermittent shaking rippling through her body, and the death grip she has on the fork in her right hand. The man standing directly in front of her is not so much smiling but grinning. An overly wide, ear to ear grin that chases away the illusion this is an innocent chat. The only barrier between them is a flimsy screen, which is being peeled back as something in the man’s hand slides along the window frame.
This is just the beginning…
Local law enforcement is baffled as more bloodshed hits their small community, one after another. And their only consistent lead is a local Sam Turner who allegedly survived an attack years ago and keeps showing up in all the wrong places.
A psychological thriller, woven with a thread of horror, that will keep you guessing 'til the very end.
356 pages, Paperback
Published June 14, 2022
10 people want to read
About the author
Alex Loch
2 books30 followersMany of my stories start with a dream that I just can't shake. My upcoming release was written based on such a dream... of standing in a sun room appreciating the gorgeous fall colors reflected in the leaves of the maple trees lining the street. The street looks like it's on fire and I'm lost in the beauty of it when a stranger walks right up to the window and starts a conversation. The stranger is charming, attractive, and looks harmless but as the conversation progresses, the more threatened I feel until my hand, the one currently holding a fork, instinctively strikes out at the only thing close to me, the stranger's face.
After being plagued by this dream for months I finally wrote it down. I stopped having the dream but I still kept coming back to it thinking what kind of scenario could possibly drag out such an irrational reaction?
As more stories built up I decided to share some of them with a wider audience to see if they catch others’ attention as much as they’ve caught mine.
I guess we'll see...
After being plagued by this dream for months I finally wrote it down. I stopped having the dream but I still kept coming back to it thinking what kind of scenario could possibly drag out such an irrational reaction?
As more stories built up I decided to share some of them with a wider audience to see if they catch others’ attention as much as they’ve caught mine.
I guess we'll see...
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October 15, 2022
Book was so good, best to go in blind.
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