Mountain Darkness

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Publisher : Bridger Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Mountain Darkness by : Vanessa Vale

Download or read book Mountain Darkness written by Vanessa Vale and published by Bridger Media. This book was released on 2020-05-06 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brawny detective. A protective district attorney. A beautiful murder suspect. The perfect match. Kit Lancaster is The One. Me and Donovan have always wanted her. We had one night, but then she fled town. Left Cutthroat, Montana… and us, behind. Now she’s back. The woman of our dreams, of every dirty fantasy, is mixed up in murder. As police detective and district attorney on the case, we shouldn’t get involved with the prime suspect. But we’re the only ones who can keep her safe while we find out why she left us. We’ll get our second chance and make it right. Make her ours. We also have to find a killer. Don’t miss Nix and Donovan, the wild mountain men in Book 1. They fall first, fall hard and claim Kit together. Each book is MFM with an HEA, but there is an overarching mystery across the series. KEYWORDS: romance books, contemporary romance, small town, new adult romance, best friends, cowboy romance, western romance, menage, mfm romance, marriage and family, series starter, first in series, romance series, romance saga, romantic family saga, bestseller romance, steamy, sexy, heartwarming, heart-warming, family, love, love books, kissing books, emotional journey, captivating romance, emotional, healing, hot, hot romance, forbidden love, second chance romance, sparks, loyalty, swoon, funny romance, modern romance, forbidden romance, enemies to lovers, childhood crush, friends to lovers, one night stand, second chance romance, hidden romance, strong alpha, alpha hero, family business, strong female lead, workplace romance, strong heroine, family secrets, top romance reads, best seller, New Adult, Romance books free, romance novels, love story, alpha, angst, American western, Montana, unrequited love, coming of age, adult romance, mature romance, rodeo, sports, heartbreak, tear jerker, first person, breakup, redemption, strong woman, contemporary women, full length, girl power, steamy, banter, angsty, first love, romance series, series, circle of friends, college, found family, mistaken identity, grumpy hero, historical, American historical western, historical cowboy, mail order bride, marriage of convenience, paranormal romance, shifter romance, cowboy shifter, werewolf, fated mates, country westerns. Readers also enjoyed books by: Ann Mayburn, Anna Zaires, B.J. Daniels, Carly Phillips, Carrie Ann Ryan, Cat Johnson, Catherine Cowles, Chelle Bliss, Cherise Sinclair, Cheyenne McCray, Claudia Burgoa, Debra Holt, Devney Perry, Diana Palmer, Esther E. Schmidt, Genevieve Turner, Helen Hardt, Jane Henry, Janet Dailey, Jeanne St. James, Jenna Jacob, Jennifer Ryan, Julia Sykes, Kennedy Fox, Kim Loraine, Lani Lynn Vale, Lauren Blakely, Lauren Landish, Laylah Roberts, Lexi Blake, Linda Lael Miller, Lindsay McKenna, Lorelei James, Lori Wilde, Maisy Yates, Max Monroe, Megan March, Melissa Foster, Nicole Snow, Penelope Ward, Renee Rose, Samantha Madisen, Shayla Black, Sophie Oak, Stephanie Rowe, Susan Stoker, Vi Keeland, Vivian Arend, Willa Nash, Willow Winters

When Darkness Falls

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Publisher : Tor Books
ISBN 13 : 1429913037
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Book Synopsis When Darkness Falls by : Mercedes Lackey

Download or read book When Darkness Falls written by Mercedes Lackey and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Darkness Falls, the third book in The Obsidian Trilogy from Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory Despite a great working of Wild Magic and High Magic that struck at the heart of the Demon Queen's evil plots, Knight-Mage Kellen and his Elven allies are still seen as enemies by the human Mage Council. The Elves and their allies must find a way to shatter the Demons' hold on the human Mages, for without their High Magic, the forces of Light will be destroyed by the forces of Darkness. The Commander of the Armies of Light decides to turn an Elven mine into a refuge for those driven from their homes by the war. Kellen is put in command of the force of engineers and warriors who will fortify the mine and does not learn until it is nearly too late that the caverns are full of Shadowed Elves. Vestakia, the half-human, half-Demon healer, finds that she has begun to be able to read the mind of her Demon father, Crown Prince Zyperis. The Demon Queen, Savilla, is preparing a great sacrifice that will summon He Who Is back to the world and make her the ultimate ruler forever. When Wild Mage Idalia learns of Savilla's plans, she knows there is only one way to prevent the coming of He Who Is. A very different sort of sacrifice must be made. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Uncivilisation

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ISBN 13 : 9780995540262
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (42 download)

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Book Synopsis Uncivilisation by : Paul Kingsnorth

Download or read book Uncivilisation written by Paul Kingsnorth and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Darkness Descending

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Publisher : Quercus
ISBN 13 : 1623655978
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (236 download)

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Book Synopsis Darkness Descending by : Ken Jones

Download or read book Darkness Descending written by Ken Jones and published by Quercus. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In January 2003, Ken Jones, an adventurer and former British Special Forces soldier, was caught in a devastating avalanche as he climbed deep in the frozen wilderness of Romania's Carpathian Mountains. Swept over the edge of a 75-foot cliff, he plummeted to the rocks below. Against all odds, he survived the fall--regaining consciousness shrouded in darkness and sub-zero temperatures, separated from his supplies, and in excruciating pain from a broken leg and shattered pelvis. With frostbite and internal bleeding beginning to take their toll, Jones summoned his deepest will to live and began three agonizing days dragging himself over frozen terrain to safety--only to discover that his true ordeal was yet to begin. The doctors who initially treated him were astonished that any person could sustain such massive trauma and exposure and still be alive. Then, after an initial round of extensive surgeries and recoveries that equaled if not exceeded the pain of the injuries themselves, Jones was told he would almost certainly never walk again. Over the next two years he endured constant physical therapy and additional surgery, with latent effects from the fall still threatening his life. At one point, he slipped into unconsciousness under anesthesia just as he heard a doctor telling his mother he was going to die. But with a soldier's heart he made his way to recovery, regained full mobility, and has made his story known in this remarkable book. In the bestselling tradition of Into Thin Air and Touching the Void, Darkness Descending is a classic tale of triumph over adversity and what it means to never give up. Jones's remarkable feat has already been featured on Animal Planet's hit series I Shouldn't Be Alive, and stands tall as an unforgettable testament to the strength of the human spirit.

Paths of Light and Darkness

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Publisher : Summit University Press
ISBN 13 : 1932890009
Total Pages : 483 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (328 download)

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Book Synopsis Paths of Light and Darkness by : Mark Prophet

Download or read book Paths of Light and Darkness written by Mark Prophet and published by Summit University Press. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This cornerstone of metaphysical literature explores a cornucopia of topics important to every spiritual seeker.

Swimming in Darkness

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Publisher : arsenal pulp press
ISBN 13 : 1551527685
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (515 download)

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Book Synopsis Swimming in Darkness by : Lucas Harari

Download or read book Swimming in Darkness written by Lucas Harari and published by arsenal pulp press. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling graphic novel about a young man who is drawn to the thermal springs found in the Swiss Alps that hold many mysteries. Pierre is a young man at a crossroads. He drops out of architecture school and decides to travel to Vals in the Swiss Alps, home to a thermal springs complex located deep inside a mountain. The complex, designed by architect Paul Zumthor, had been the subject of Pierre’s thesis. The mountain holds many mysteries; it was said to have a mouth that periodically swallowed people up. Pierre, sketchbook in hand, is drawn to the enigmatic powers of the mountain and its springs, and attempts to uncover the truth behind them in the secret rooms he discovers deep within the complex. But he finds his match in a man named Valeret who is similarly obsessed, and who’d like nothing more than to eliminate his competitor. Gorgeously illustrated, Swimming in Darkness is an intriguing, noirish graphic novel about uncovering the powerful secrets of the natural world.

The Darkness Knows

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Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1250765471
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (57 download)

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Book Synopsis The Darkness Knows by : Arnaldur Indridason

Download or read book The Darkness Knows written by Arnaldur Indridason and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2021-08-17 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retired detective Konrad returns to a haunting cold case in The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indridason, the "undisputed King of the Icelandic thriller." —The Guardian (UK) A frozen body is discovered in the icy depths of Langjökull glacier, apparently that of a businessman who disappeared thirty years before. At the time, an extensive search and police investigation yielded no results—one of the missing man’s business associates was briefly held in custody, but there wasn’t enough evidence to charge him. Now the associate is arrested again and Konrad, the retired policeman who originally investigated the disappearance, is called back to reopen the case that has weighed on his mind for decades. When a woman approaches him with new information that she obtained from her deceased brother, progress can finally be made in solving this long-cold case. In The Darkness Knows, the master of Icelandic crime writing reunites readers with Konrad, the unforgettable retired detective from The Shadow District. This is a powerful and haunting story about the poisonous secrets and cruel truths that time eventually uncovers.

Miracle on Voodoo Mountain

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Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN 13 : 0529110954
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (291 download)

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Book Synopsis Miracle on Voodoo Mountain by : Megan Boudreaux

Download or read book Miracle on Voodoo Mountain written by Megan Boudreaux and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2015-01-20 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It took months of God waking me up in the middle of the night before I realized I was the one He was calling to leave my comfortable American life and move to Haiti." Miracle on Voodoo Mountain is the inspirational memoir of an accomplished and driven 24-year old who quit her job, sold everything, and moved to Haiti, by herself—all without a clear plan of action. Megan Boudreaux had visited Haiti on a few humanitarian trips but each trip multiplied the sense that someone needed to address the devastation—especially with the children, many of whom were kept as household slaves on the poverty-stricken and earthquake-devastated Caribbean island. God guided her every step as she moved blindly to a foreign land without knowing the language, the people, or the future. From becoming the adoptive mother of former child slaves, to receiving the divine gift of the Haitian Creole language, to starting, building, and running a school for more than 500 children, "the amazingness of what God did after I made the choice to be obedient is incredible," said Megan. Three years later, six acres on Bellevue Mountain in Gressier is the home of the nonprofit Respire Haiti at the former site of voodoo worship, and in the area that many still come to make animal sacrifices, Megan and her staff of nearly 200 are transforming this community as they educate, feed, and address the needs.

At the Mountains of Madness

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Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1365199541
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (651 download)

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Book Synopsis At the Mountains of Madness by : H. P. Lovecraft

Download or read book At the Mountains of Madness written by H. P. Lovecraft and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-06-16 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Originally serialized in the February, March, and April 1936 issues of Astounding stories"--Copyright page.

Four Against Darkness

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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781976371455
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (714 download)

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Book Synopsis Four Against Darkness by : Andrea Sfiligoi

Download or read book Four Against Darkness written by Andrea Sfiligoi and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four Against Darkness is a solitaire dungeon-delving game that may also be played cooperatively. No miniatures are needed. All you need is this book, a pencil, two dice, and grid paper. Choose four characters from a list of classic types (warrior, wizard, rogue, halfling, dwarf, barbarian, cleric, elf), equip them, and venture into dungeons created by dice rolls and your own choices. You will fight monsters, manage resources, grab treasure, dodge traps, find clues, and even accept quests from the monsters themselves. Your characters will level up, becoming more powerful with each game... IF THEY SURVIVE.

Mountain Delights

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Publisher : Bridger Media
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Total Pages : 148 pages
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Book Synopsis Mountain Delights by : Vanessa Vale

Download or read book Mountain Delights written by Vanessa Vale and published by Bridger Media. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can two alpha men claim her body—and her heart—with a murderer on the loose? Hailey’s a ski racing champ. Until she wiped out last season. Then she meets Lucas. Between war and the recent murder of his sister, he knows too well bad things can happen. Their instant connection is too good to ski away from. Since we share, Lucas wants me to join them in their bed sport. Turns out, Hailey’s ready to play. We’re all in. Until my piece of sh–work dad, who I haven’t heard from since he walked out when I was a kid, admits to the killing. I have no clue why he did it, and neither do the detectives working the case or the reporters who are hounding me. Me, Lucas and Hailey? We’re scarred. Damaged, outside and in. Lucas is all in, but doesn’t think he’s enough. I’m definitely not worthy of a woman like Hailey, tainted by my father’s bad blood. And Hailey? The only commitment she’s known is to her sport and all that’s gotten her is loneliness and injury. How can we make it work—and survive—with a murderer roaming Cutthroat? Don’t miss Lucas and Cy, the wild mountain men in Book 2. Each book is MFM with an HEA, but there is an overarching mystery across the series.

A Darkness Lit by Heroes

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ISBN 13 : 9780692900420
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (4 download)

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Book Synopsis A Darkness Lit by Heroes by : Doug Ammons

Download or read book A Darkness Lit by Heroes written by Doug Ammons and published by . This book was released on 2017-06 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Granite Mountain-Speculator Mine disaster of 1917 is one of the most inspiring and heart-rending stories in the history of the American West. It was the worst hard rock mining disaster ever, killing 168 men, affecting nearly 1000 miners and the whole city of Butte, Montana. In 1917, the Speculator mine was the most complex and deepest copper mine on the ¿richest hill on earth¿, with 400 men in more than 300 miles of tunnels and workings extending 3700 feet underground. Just before midnight, June 8th, a fire started 2400 feet down in the main shaft, and rapidly filled the tunnels with smoke and deadly gas. Most of the miners had no idea where the fire was, but were suddenly thrust into life and death situations, making split second decisions on which everything depended. Their actions ranged from animal terror to the most inspirational courage. They desperately tried every means to escape the labyrinth to other adjacent mines as the poison gas chased and overwhelmed many. Hundreds were trapped, including groups that sealed themselves into dead-end tunnels to try to survive the onslaught of gas. The book is written in the form of a novel from the miners¿ perspective and their families above ground, but is journalistically true in detail, based on 600 pages of eye-witness testimony from 70 survivors. This testimony was carefully matched with mining maps to reconstruct the men¿s actions and thoughts. The disaster unfolds like an accelerating avalanche, a chaos of frantic terror along with tremendous self-sacrifice of the miners for each other. It then turns into a detective story as the rescuers fight against time with the survivors¿ lives ebbing away, hidden behind air-tight walls deep in the mine, lost in an ocean of darkness and rock. This is a true story of the hearts of men and the human spirit, as men are stripped down to their core with nothing left to sustain them but their wills and devotion to each other: ¿no greater love hath any man than to lay down his life for his friend.¿

Dark Mountains

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Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1291832211
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (918 download)

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Book Synopsis Dark Mountains by : Thirteen Press

Download or read book Dark Mountains written by Thirteen Press and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-04-17 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All mountains, forced up from the earth's crust by forces greater than we can imagine in a time so far in the past that we can imagine, carry an aura of 'climb me at your own risk, puny earthling.' But there are mountains which are truly dark, ones which hold secrets that are only uncovered at our peril. Take the rocky pathway to the summit, see what awaits you...

Black Mountain

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735212902
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

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Book Synopsis Black Mountain by : Laird Barron

Download or read book Black Mountain written by Laird Barron and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ex-mob enforcer Isaiah Coledrige has hung out a shingle as a private eye in New York's Hudson Valley, and in his newest case, a seemingly simple murder investigation leads him to the most terrifying enemy he has ever faced When a small-time criminal named Harold Lee turns up in the Ashokan reservoir--sans a heartbeat, head, or hands--the local mafia capo hires Isaiah Coleridge to look into the matter. The mob likes crime, but only the crime it controls . . . and as it turns out, Lee is the second independent contractor to meet a bad end on the business side of a serrated knife. One such death can be overlooked. Two makes a man wonder. A guy in Harold Lee's business would make his fair share of enemies, and it seems a likely case of pure revenge. But as Coledrige turns over more stones, he finds himself dragged into something deeper and more insidious than he could have imagined, in a labyrinthine case spanning decades. At the center are an heiress moonlighting as a cabaret dancer, a powerful corporation with high-placed connections, and a serial killer who may have been honing his skills since the Vietnam War. . . A twisty, action-packed follow-up to the acclaimed Blood Standard, Black Mountain cements Laird Barron as an inventive and remarkable voice in crime fiction.

52 Flowers that Shook My World

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ISBN 13 : 9781906120641
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (26 download)

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Book Synopsis 52 Flowers that Shook My World by : Charlotte Du Cann

Download or read book 52 Flowers that Shook My World written by Charlotte Du Cann and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1991 Charlotte Du Cann leaves a fashionable London life and goes on the road. Her decision to break free has been influenced by the appearance of a flower, known as Mexican wormseed. Later she begins an exploration into the language of plants that changes her direction - and the territory she travels through - completely. The plants come dreams, in visions, in medicine ways and myths, in the lives of writers and in writing, and as she follows their track, crossing the thorny deserts of Arizona and the flowering wastelands of England, they call her back to the heartland, back to the shore where the sea-kale grows, to restore a world where nature and beauty are at the centre of life, and, most of all, to return to herself, someone who loved to be light and at liberty, an independent female being at home on the earth. From the Oxford Botanical Gardens to the streets of Mexico City, this is the story of search for a reconnection with nature and human liberation that speaks urgently of the future.

The Lighthouse

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Publisher : Ignatius Press
ISBN 13 : 1621643662
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (216 download)

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Book Synopsis The Lighthouse by : Michael O'Brien

Download or read book The Lighthouse written by Michael O'Brien and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ethan McQuarry is a young lighthouse keeper on a tiny island, the rugged outcropping of easternmost Cape Breton Island on the Atlantic Ocean. A man without any family, he sees himself as a silent "vigilant", performing his duties courageously year after year, with an admirable sense of responsibility. He cherishes his solitude and is grateful that his interactions with human beings are rare. Even so, he is haunted by his aloneness in the world and by a feeling that his life is meaningless. His courage, his integrity, his love of the sea and wildlife, of practical skills and of learning are, in the end, not enough. He is faced with internal storms and sometimes literal storms of terrifying power. From time to time he becomes aware that messengers are sent to him from what he calls "the awakeness" in existence, "the listeningness." But he cannot at first recognize them as messengers nor understand what they might be telling him, until he finds himself caught up in catastrophic events, and begins to see the mysterious undercurrents of reality—and the hidden face of love. "They that go down to the sea in ships, trading upon the waters, they see the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep." - Psalm 107: 23

Drifting Into Darkness

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Publisher : NewSouth Books
ISBN 13 : 1588384586
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book Drifting Into Darkness written by Mark I. Pinsky and published by NewSouth Books. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tangled web of family dysfunction, fatal attraction, and greed wends its way from the elegant Southern mansions of old Montgomery, Alabama, to the New Age salons of Boulder and rural, windswept Wyoming in Drifting Into Darkness, a true saga of bloodshed and betrayal. Two grisly murders—a brutal double parricide—a suicide, and a fourth death under suspicious circumstances. Drifting Into Darkness is a tangled tale of family dysfunction, fatal attraction, and greed, a saga that wends its way from the elegant Southern mansions of Montgomery, Alabama, to the New Age salons of Boulder, Colorado, to rural, windswept Wyoming. On Thanksgiving weekend in 2004, philanthropists Charlotte and Brent Springford Sr.―a wealthy, socially prominent Montgomery couple―were brutally beaten to death with an ax handle, echoing the infamous case of Lizzie Borden. Suspicion quickly fell on the Springfords' gifted but troubled son Brent Jr., who would be tried and sentenced to life without parole. But a mystery remained: Who was the mysterious, elusive woman who claimed to be a Native American shaman that investigators believed manipulated Brent into this murder? Journalists solving murders is a time-tested trope in movies, mysteries, and on television. But cops and cop reporters know that rarely happens in real life. Except when it does. Veteran crime reporter Mark I. Pinsky, who covered the sensational cases of serial killer Ted Bundy and Green Beret Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, broke the cardinal rule of journalism by involving himself in the story. Pinsky’s extensive research prompted investigators to invite him to join their dogged pursuit of justice. His access to unique and heart-breaking behind-the-scenes material enables him to take readers with him into the troubled, tortured minds of the case's main players.