All the Hungry Mothers
Publisher: Fawcett
Published: April 2, 1994
Language: eng
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780345385529
Subjects: Mystery & Detective - General; Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General; Fiction; Fiction - Mystery/ Detective; Mystery and detective stories; Mystery/Suspense
First sentence: THERE WAS NO POSSIBILITY OF WALKING, so Janet Ayres was forced to wait inside Proctor's Gas Station until someone arrived to rescue her. She stood near her suitcase, the better to ward off potential luggage thieves, and watched a late-summer storm blast miniature "waves through the station's deserted lot. Across the street a weak neon sign blinked eloise's diner and Janet silently cursed the twist of fate that had caused the Greyhound to deposit her only a few yards from food after a twelve-hour fast.
The town was a dismal sight in the gloom of late-afternoon storm clouds. Janet supposed it would improve once the sky cleared. She could see potential in the maple-lined streets and well-tended businesses along the main street. Sturdy flower boxes dotted the sidewalk and held masses of gold- and rust-colored chrysanthemums. It was, Janet thought, a town with personality. She looked forward to becoming acquainted with Jesus Creek, Tennessee.
Her employer should have collected her ten min-
Description: WHEN IT COMES TO MURDER; THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME.
Aliens...paranoid old ladies...demonic possession...haunted houses...you name it. Fledgling nanny Janet Ayres can't quite believe this nutty Southern enclave or the hectic disarray that reigns in her employer's antebellum mansion, which also serves as a secret shelter for victims of domestic violence. Her one comfort is the family next door—Mary Ann, Ted, and two-year-old Eddie—who have just the kind of warm and stable relationship that Janet herself would like to have someday.
Too bad this happy home has been invaded by demons, and too bad Mary Ann is growing more jumpy and reclusive with every passing day.
Without sacrificing a scintilla of the wit and novelistic skill that her fans cherish, Deborah Adams spins out a mystery of truly horrific dimensions, a chiller about the secret life of one American family.
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