The strangest are the lifers who hold secret meetings, run the town council and place bets on who will be next to die. The lifers are more worried about attracting publicity to themselves and in preserving the tourism to Icehouse Mountain than catching the killer. Icehouse Mountain is California's answer to Stonehenge, a place of great mystery, power and energy. Tully has his hands full as he races against time, to find the killer because the killer knows Tully all too well. What follows is a multi-layered plot that will keep you guessing until the end.
Eternity is never boring, banal or obvious.
Only a pro could pull this off and Thorne does. She has proved herself a force to be reckoned with. She writes with slicing wit and sharp intelligence. Tamara Thorne is a weaver of tales and a spinner of yarns. Damn fine ones.