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Informationen zum Autor Terry Kay is the author of numerous best-selling and award-winning novels, several of which have been made into television movies. He lives in Georgia. Klappentext The story of three women who survive the most formidable of dangers--an enchanting man! whose charm and wit draw them into his play of psychological horror. In this latest book in Peachtree's Modern Southern Classics series! award-winning author Kay again demonstrates his remarkable talent for portraying the conflicts of human needs! reason! and emotion. Zusammenfassung Three women in 1930s Appalachia encounter an enchanting con man in this gripping psychological suspense novel from best-selling author Terry Kay. "Engrossing and packed with tension...exceedingly well-drawn." ? Publishers Weekly Though strangers are rare in the town of Yale, and a recent double murder is still unsolved, the charming and itinerant actor Michael O'Rear manages to win over the people of the remote Appalachian village. Intrigued by a legend of hidden money, Michael uses his acting talents and his gift of lyrical gab to win the empathy, and then the hearts, of the three Pettit women: Rachel, alone since her husband Eli left seven years before; her daughter, Sarah; and even her distrusting older sister, Flora. Each woman feels connected to Michael, whose charm and wit draws them inexorably into his play of madness—a drama of psychological horror that threatens the weak and unsuspecting. Terry Kay's riveting suspense novel is filled with twists and turns that will keep readers guessing until the very end.
