Darcia Helle

Darcia Helle

About

I write because the characters in my head leave me no alternative.

All of my books are available on my website - http://www.QuietFuryBooks.com - as well as Amazon, Smashwords, Sony's Reader store and Barnes and Noble.

Size Zero (Visage Book 1)

Size Zero (Visage Book 1)

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<p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>&quot;A somber, disturbing mystery fused with a scathing look at the fashion industry. </strong><strong>Mangin writes in a confident, razor-edged style.&quot;</strong><strong> - Kirkus Reviews</strong></p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>Condom dresses and space helmets have debuted on fashion runways.</strong></p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">A dead body becomes the trend when a coat made of human skin saunters down fashion's biggest stage. The body is identified as Annabelle Leigh, the teenager who famously disappeared over a decade ago from her boyfriend's New York City mansion.</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">This new evidence casts suspicion back on the former boyfriend, Cecil LeClaire. Now a monk, he is forced to return to his dark and absurd childhood home to clear his name. He teams up with Ava Germaine, a renegade ex-model. And together, they investigate the depraved and lawless modeling industry behind Cecil's family fortune.</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">They find erotic canes, pet rats living in crystal castles, and dresses made of crushed butterfly wings. But Cecil finds more truth in the luxury goods than in the people themselves. Everyone he meets seems to be wearing a person-suit. Terrified of showing their true selves, the glitterati put on flamboyant public personas to make money and friends. Can Cecil find truth in a world built on lies?</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>In high fashion modeling, selling bodies is organized crime.</strong></p>

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Reviews

<p>An average, unsuspecting software designer, Michael goes into a blind rage when his lover is raped and strangled. When he eventually learns the identity of her attacker, he takes it upon himself to ensure that the degenerate never hurts another innocent soul; however, Michael isn't prepared for the tremendous sense of redemptive satisfaction that follows his vigilant act, which eventually leads him to become &quot;The Ghost,&quot; a self-appointed Angel Of Death determined to clean up the &quot;messes&quot; often left behind by the flawed criminal justice system.<br /><br /> So when a sinister figure threatens to kill Nicki, a close friend of his, Michael kicks his efforts into high gear, refusing to let another person that he truly cares about suffer the same fate as his murdered lover; however, this time Michael is dealing with a whole new breed of lowlifes - and the success of his quest is all but assured...<br /><br /> A riveting, fast-paced thriller, No Justice draws you in from the very beginning and refuses to let you go until long after you've read the final page. In masterful fashion, author Darcia Helle takes you on a suspenseful journey of nonstop action, complete with vivid characters and compelling plotlines designed to keep you turning page after page in rapt anticipation. Furthermore, regardless of how he may seem, Michael is far from simple and predictable, and Helle succeeds in making him a flawed hero to whom readers of all ages will surely relate - particularly anyone who has suffered a grievous loss and sought the retribution that the criminal justice system failed to provide.<br /><br /> The debut installment in the Michael Sykora series, No Justice is a highly recommended, can't-miss suspense thriller guaranteed to leave readers on edge for the sequel.<br /><br /><br /> Renee Washburn<br /> Apex Reviews</p>