Darkness Hides - Sample Chapter
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Sample chapter of the mystery novel DARKNESS HIDES.
Kate Parks, a former Fish & Wildlife Officer who is now working as a boat safety inspector for the Sienna Key Police Department, is hunkered-down in her childhood home with her sister, Elise, as Hurricane Sebastian makes landfall. Elise, still grieving the loss of her son Noah, refused to evacuate and Kate had hoped to convince her to leave before it was too late. But once the storm hit, they were trapped.
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