Bad Karma - by Douglas Clegg $.99 [Horror] (Amazon/BN) [US]

[NightBird]

Agnes Hatcher is beautiful -- and deadly. She is known as the Gorgon, for her intense stare; and also The Surgeon, for the style of murders she committed.

Incarcerated, she wants out -- now. She'll do anything to find her beloved -- and show him the disturbing visions of his past life, linking them back to one of the most terrifying and mysterious murderers the world has ever known.

The Darden State Hospital for Criminal Justice is taking its toll on Trey Campbell, a psych tech who who works with sociopathic criminals.

His dreams are filled with the sight of their dead eyes, by the sound of their anguished screams. He is haunted by images of blood-stained uniforms, broken bodies, and broken minds.

"You shouldn't have left me alone," she whispers.

Between the jagged cliffs of San Pedro and the crystal blue waters off Catalina Island there is nothing but peace and isolation.

For Trey, his wife, and their two children, it is just the sanctuary they need.

For two weeks, life will be good. Better than good. And the best part is no one will be able to find them...

"I will not be ignored."

Once, Agnes Hatcher was a suburban school teacher, a member of the Junior League and a subscriber to the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

She also had a fondness for knives that earned her the nickname, the Surgeon.

Today she is the most brilliant and brutal psychopath at Darden State.

In her twisted fantasy life she shares an unbreakable karma with the man she believes to be her devoted lover.

But this weekend Trey has abandoned her. And her #1 goal is to hunt him down.

"I'm coming for you."

Now darkness has fallen on the Campbells' isolated vacation retreat. A diabolical game of wits is about to begin. Because what Agnes has planned for Trey and his family is beyond anything any of them can imagine...

Originally published in hardcover and paperback under Clegg's pen name, Andrew Harper.

The Criminally Insane Series:

Book #1, Bad Karma
Book #2, Red Angel
Book #3, Night Cage

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