Death Walks Among Us

Esther Shrader, author of the acclaimed Desperate Straits and last year's thriller, The Shadow People, is back with her next frightening novel. Death Walks Among Us tells the tale of a man driven to heroism in the midst of the unexplained rampage of a psychotic killer. As a child, Clarence Bronski wanted to be good, but nothing pleased his fanatically religious stepfather. Then Clarence (who preferred to be called Bruno) found a friend to guide him -- a voice in his head he called Jehovah. Oregon State Trooper Tom Kelly is driven to recapture Bruno Bronski, after the monster kills Tom's best friend and paints a bloody path of mayhem in a single-minded quest for revenge. Meanwhile, the coastal town of Lincoln City, Oregon, is preparing for a huge Labor Day weekend. The local hotels, restaurants, and other merchants expect to set new sales records. What could possibly spoil their plans?