Cemetery Dance
The blatant attack and murder of a popular New York Times reporter prompts the return of FBI agent Pendergast as he and irreverent New York City cop D'Agosta begin their investigation. With camera footage and eye witnesses confirming the murderer as a zombie-like creature, a religious cult based in a remote point in the city's surrounds comes under scrutiny for its voodoo based practices and questionable rites of worship. Legally armed with only the popular cause of animal cruelty behind them, they descend upon the enclave and discover much worse than they could have expected - but not at all what they were looking for.
The authors write: "D'Agosta squeezed off a shot, but the man-thing was ready, and it moved so unexpectedly that his shot went wide. It raced across his field of view, flashing through the beam of his flashlight, and as D'Agosta dropped to the ground to escape the charge a momentary, terrifying impression burned into his retinas: the single lolling eye; the whorls and curlicues of a veve painted or pasted on his skin; the wet lips quivering in a grin of desperate hilarity...it came after him with a single-minded, horrifying purpose."
As Preston and Child deftly lead us through the catacombs of the cult's sanctuary, the tension is palpable and the terror as thick as the dank air of its tombs. And when the bolted doors are opened and the first outside light falls upon its floors, nothing appears as it seems. Captivating, breathtaking and fast-paced, "Cemetery Dance" is a well-crafted suspense novel that holds the reader's attention until the very last word.
Quincy Finds A New Home
In the first book of a new series of children's picture books, "Quincy Finds A New Home" introduces readers, age 4 - 9, to a penny-colored horse that finds himself being moved to a new barn and ridden by new riders.
When the horses that share his barn receive numerous brightly colored ribbons after jumping shows and events, he wonders why he is never a recipient. It is his neighbor, an older horse named Beau, who explains Quincy's new life to him, and in doing so relays author Matthews' story of security, home, wisdom and love. The simple prose, as well as Michelle Black's rich illustrations, makes this tale one worth sharing.