Dark Pursuit (Emily Stone Series Book 5)
Description
<p>AWARD WINNER for ACTION - 2015 International Book Awards Readers' Favorite<br />SECOND PLACE AWARD WINNER - 2015 East Texas Writers Guild First Chapter Book Awards<br /><br />Vigilante detective Emily Stone has covertly hunted down killers and closed more serial cases than most seasoned homicide cops combined. Her exceptional profiling skills and forensic techniques, along with deductive crime scene investigations, have made her a compelling force that cannot be beat.<br />She has reached her ultimate breaking point and now must face her toughest opponent yet – her biggest fears.<br /><br />With preciseness, the Tick-Tock Killer has taken his next child victim and promised to dump the body precisely four days later, mocking police and the community. Stone struggles to balance her inner demons and ghosts from the past, against the wits of a brutal and cunning serial killer in an all-out battle of psychological warfare.<br /><br />Can Stone save the next child in time? Dark Pursuit is an action-packed cat and mouse game that will take you to dark places rarely explored.<br /><br /><br />From the Award-winning Emily Stone Thriller Series:<br /><br />“… a highly recommended pick!” The Midwest Book Review<br /><br />“Intriguing alpha female character… impressive action scenes.” Kirkus Reviews<br /><br />“The writing is impeccable and the story is fresh and tight.” Best Selling Author Gary Ponzo<br /> </p>
Story Behind The Book
The High Queen was prophesized over 400 years ago by Paerex the Navean. His prophecy threatened the king who exiled him from Caspin.
Layla Burn is a normal girl with an unnatural illness that cannot be cured. She has grown up in Lexhir but now sets off to Agien to live with her Uncle who is an acclaimed healer with the hopes that he can cure her. What she doesn't know is that she isn't actually affected by an illnes and her Uncle can't cure her.
Shayn Kayle is also from Lexhir, but at a young age he proved to be compatible with the Sync; a liquid that bonds with the bearers skin and allows him or her to control the environment. Shayn's path starts in Vetran, the country of Tiluse's capital, but quickly he is thrust into an adventure where, unbeknownst to him, he is not supposed to return from.
Shayn and Layla's paths cross and so begins the rise of the High Queen.
Reviews
After picking up a copy of Awakening from a signing the author was doing in Brampton I found myself unable to put it down. I was reluctant to purchase a "fantasy" novel at first, but, once you start reading the book immerses you in the world of Tiluse. The novel is a surprisingly easy read and even the novice fantasy reader will easily become caught up in the storyline. It turns out this is Jamie William's first novel, but, after reading it you will understand it should be the first of many to come.
