{"product_id":"when-darkness-falls-l-t-vargus-9781954203105","title":"When Darkness Falls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHer body seems to hover above the forest floor. Arms and legs torn away from the trunk. A bloody stump mounted upright on a skewer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNot just a corpse. A warning.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most recent body was discovered in the woods just beyond a logging cabin. Dismembered. Put on display. Ghostly pale skin stark against the forest's green.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore that, two campers were found a few miles off. Cut apart. Impaled. Left in public places where they'd surely be found.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe grisly crimes summon \u003cstrong\u003eFBI profiler Violet Darger\u003c\/strong\u003e to a tiny island off the Alaskan coast -- 2,500 square miles of forested land populated by just 6,000 souls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, in the primordial wilderness, she'll face off with a shadowy killer unlike anything she's seen. Raging. Brutal. Elusive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe waits. Seethes. In the woods. In the dark. Always watching. He waits.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarger digs into the history of torso killers to try to understand the psychology behind the crimes. Finds a legacy of savagery dating back over a hundred years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAggression beyond comprehension. A recurring phenomenon of human behavior that chills her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHuman anatomy used to mark out territory. Corpses made totems to warn off others. It happens over and over again.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho could carry out such brutality? And why?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the interior world, the motivations, of this type of killer will be the key to solving the case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe dark woods hold his secrets tightly. The terrain itself shielding him, giving him an edge over those in law enforcement seeking him.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a storm moves in, Darger finds herself in peril deep in his territory. Vulnerable. Exposed. Walking right into his trap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe waits.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e L. T. Vargus, Tim McBain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1954203101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954203105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Smarmy Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 492\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.25d","brand":"L. T. Vargus","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44069217468671,"sku":"9781954203105","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa98a944-624d-457f-82b6-9bab3bd9d4b6.jpg?v=1685423478","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-darkness-falls-l-t-vargus-9781954203105","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}