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By Reason of

(1986)
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M.R. Henderson now fulfills the promise of her stunning debut novel, IF I SHOULD DIE, with an electrifying new story of suspense. A riveting exercise in sheer terror. BY REASON OF spins a mesmerizing tale of a recently widowed young woman plunged into a seemingly endless nightmare of madness and murder.

The heavy winter rains have begun in Los Angeles, bringing with them the threat of mud slides, blocked roads, and complete isolation to the residents of Coldwater Canyon, But right now, Eve Foxx has other things on her mind. Her daughter Cindy is ill and Eve must hurry to pick up the three-year old from nursery school and get her home before the weather turns worse. Preoccupied, anxious, Eve has no time for things like newspapers. Otherwise she would have seen this morning's chilling headline about Luke Miller.

Several years ago, Miller was tried for the brutal murder of his wife. The verdict: not guilty by reason of insanity. Confined--until recently--to a mental institution, Miller is now being sought by police for questioning in connection with another vicious killing. Only Miller has disappeared. Somewhere around Los Angeles. And when Eve Foxx returns home to put her feverish child to bed and sit out the storm's savage attack she comes to the horrifying realization that there is someone else in the house...


Genre: Mystery

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