The Avid Book Collector: Book Blitz & Giveaway ~ A Killing Among Friends by Toni Morrow Wyatt

A Killing Among Friends

by Toni Morrow Wyatt
Published by: Limitless Publishing
Publication date: August 10th 2015
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult

Sennie Lacefield has always felt safe at her family’s peaceful mountain lodge . . .

The only break in her tranquil life was the death of her boyfriend Patrick Devon, which left her heartbroken and unable to understand Patrick’s sullen, withdrawn brother Lonnie. But when her best friend Reatha Alcoker disappears, her sense of security is shattered. With the help of Reatha’s boyfriend Milo Durham, she launches a search for her friend.

More girls disappear, and bodies begin turning up . . .

When one of the missing girls is found dead in a swamp with a symbol burned into her forehead, Sennie focuses on her growing list of suspects. She can’t count on help from the lazy, lecherous Sheriff Warford Cackley. She also has suspicions the sheriff’s son Rex and his nasty friend Ottis know more than they’re willing to share.

Someone is watching Sennie’s every move . . .

Refusing to believe Reatha is dead, Sennie and Milo continue their frantic search, and Sennie is plagued with threatening messages. When another girl’s body is discovered, she and Milo visit the site and find evidence that Reatha has also been there. Some aerial photographs might hold a vital clue . . . if they can find them in time.

As Sennie unravels a tangled web of secrets, arson, burglary, and murder, could it be that a desire to help Sennie has warped the mind of a murderer?

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Sennie’s heart seized with a familiar pain. The memory of Patrick hurt more with each passing day. She had loved him. She knew that now—too late. 

She looked up as her mother came out onto the porch. Arlynn stretched her arms above her head and turned her waist to the side. Seeing Sennie, she smiled. 

“I’m glad I found you. I need you to run down to the store and get some canned pineapple for Eva’s cake.” 

Sennie stood and looked out over the lake again.  

“Mom, do you ever get the feeling that someone is watching you?” 

Arlynn followed Sennie’s line of sight. She shrugged her shoulders.

“Not really, why? 

Sennie sighed. “No reason.”  

Not wanting to alarm her mother and risk losing what little freedom she had left since the disappearances, she chose not to elaborate.

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As a child, Toni Morrow Wyatt's family spent nearly every summer visiting relatives in a small, rural community in Arkansas. Finding magic in this place, it is the setting for many of her novels. Her love for southern fiction led to the writing of her upcoming novel, A Killing Among Friends, and also, Return to Rocky Gap. Her work has appeared in From the Depths Literary Journal and Belle Reve Literary Journal. She writes an eclectic blog titled, A Pinch of Me, on Tumblr. She was previously an independent bookseller, owning and operating Kindred Books for seven years.