The Absence of Mercy: A Novel FIC027390 as water and food run

as water and food run low

the mythical Essex Serpent

and mistaken identities worthy of maestro Hitchcock himself

Tempers flare

The Absence of Mercy: A Novel FIC027390 as water and food runJohn Burleys The Absence of Mercy is a harrowing tale of suspense involving a brutal murder and dark secrets that lie beneath the surface of a placid, tight knit Midwestern town. When a brutally murdered teenager is discovered in the woods surrounding a small Ohio town, Dr. Ben Stevensonthe towns medical examinermust decide if hes willing to put his familys life in danger to uncover the truth. Finding himself pulled deeper into an investigation with