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U.L. Harper

U.L. Harper

About

I'm the author of In Blackness, The Flesh Statue and the short story book Guidelines for Rejects. Let's not forget I'm a native of Long Beach, California where I run an after-school program. Like most of everyone I've been writing for most of my thirty-six years of living. In case you're wondering, I like most music as long as it's eccentric. I also like long walks on the beach and dinner by candle light. You can keep updated by stopping by ulharper.com or ulharper.com/blog

Dead Burn

Dead Burn

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<p>Terrified California residents face the shocking dilemma of yet another serial killer roaming freely in their neighborhoods. However, this time it is an evolving serial killer anomaly that relentlessly searches for, hunts down, and ingeniously traps his victims before unleashing his fiery rage. Always two steps ahead of the cops and fire investigators, the killer hones in on the next sinful target leaving a trail of bones and ashes behind as evidence. It rocks the criminal justice system to the core as a string of arson murders hits inside their turf.</p><p>Vigilante detective Emily Stone hunts serial killers and child abductors, covertly and under the law enforcement radar, with her intrinsic skills of criminal profiling and forensic investigation. With Stone’s toughest case yet, the arson serial killer immediately crosses her radar and sends her into the dark territory of a lethal pyromaniac’s mind – to the point of no return.</p><p>While following the clues of the relentless firebomber, Stone grabs the attention of a government anti-terrorist organization called GATE that oversees all law enforcement cases across the U.S., which now focuses their sights on her proven abilities. They have very specific plans for her, whether she likes it or not.</p><p>Everything teeters on the edge of reality, as Stone must battle for her life between a hired assassin and an arson serial killer. Lines are drawn on both sides of the law. Friendships and lovers are tested.</p>

Story Behind The Book

Lenny and Saline’s parents brought them to Southern California to escape the nightmares. But after their parents die in a horrible car accident, their adoption by longtime family friend Busek proves nightmarish in its own right. Busek is abusive to his son, Dustin, and does very little to hold the young family together. The trio of kids become friends and grow up together, though as teens the emotional aftermath of Saline and Lenny’s parents’ death lingers and eventually catapults Lenny and Saline on individual journeys back to their old town in Washington. But is it childhood memories that draw them there or something that nightmares are made of? Meanwhile, Dustin stays back in Southern California and meets a group of youth who stumble upon the cities’ plan to replace the library with a jail. In the process of this discovery they learn of one of the biggest secrets society has ever kept, a secret waiting for them underground, in blackness.

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<span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;"><strong>In Blackness will take you to a place completely unexpected. What happens is both surprising and moving. Be ready for a story like no other you will read this year.</strong></span><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;"><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;line-height:normal;"><strong>Ryan J. Slaney, Pure Life Productions</strong></span></div>