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The Redding, California, area is terrorized by a serial killer with an unusual method for murder. Annie Kingston is called in to draw sketches of the victims' faces so they can be identified. As the body count rises, the pressure increases to find this heinous killer. The Sheriff thinks he's close--maybe too close. How can Annie—and her son— stay safe, as the killer closes in? Book Three in the Hidden Faces Series.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #416613 in Books
• Published on: 2005-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

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• ISBN13: 9780310251057
• Condition: USED - LIKE NEW
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From the Back Cover
All words fell away. I pushed myself off the path, noticing for the first time the signs of earlier passage—the matted earth, broken twigs. And I knew. My mouth turned cottony. I licked my lips, took three halting steps. My maddening, visual brain churned out pictures of colorless faces on a cold slab—Debbie Lille, victim number one; Wanda Deminger, number three . . . He’d been here. Dragged this one right where I now stumbled. I’d entered a crime scene, and I could not bear to see what lay at the end. . . .

This is a story about evil. This is a story about God’s power.

A string of murders terrorizes citizens in the Redding, California, area. The serial killer is cunning, stealthy. Masked by day, unmasked by night. Forensic artist Annie Kingston discovers the sixth body practically in her own back yard. Is the location a taunt aimed at her?

One by one, Annie must draw the unknown victims for identification. Dread mounts. Who will be taken next? Under a crushing oppression, Annie and other Christians are driven to pray for God’s intervention as they’ve never prayed before.

With page-turning intensity, Dead of Night dares to pry open the mind of evil. Twisted actions can wreak havoc on earth, but the source of wickedness lies beyond this world. Annie learns where the real battle takes place—and that a Christian’s authority through prayer is the ultimate, unyielding weapon.

About the Author
Brandilyn Collins is the best-selling author of Stain of Guilt, Brink of Death, Eyes of Elisha, and other novels . She and her family divide their time between the California Bay Area and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Dead of Night Copyright © 2005 by Brandilyn Collins Requests for information should be addressed to: Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49530 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Collins, Brandilyn. Dead of night / Brandilyn Collins. p. cm. — (The hidden faces series ; bk. 3)

Customer Reviews

Dead of Night
This book is chilling because Annie Kingston's story could be anyone's story. Everyone comes face to face with evil at some point in life, whether that be in the form of a serial killer or in the form of an addiction, or any other weapon of evil. The best thing about the book is that through the intensity that Annie faces she always finds a lifeline, a hope that can overcome any situation in which she finds herself. This lifeline is prayer, a weapon more powerful than any the realms of evil can ever throw our way.

Chilling!
If you like chilling mysteries, this is the book for you. I was hooked on reading this book from the opening prologue, which like several other chapters interspersed throughout the book is told with gut-wretching intensity from a serial killer's point of view.

Forensic artist Annie Kingston, a divorced mother of two, becomes entangled in the crime she's trying to solve through the adolescent misdemeanors of her son. As the serial killer circles closer and closer to Annie's own children, the mystery builds. You may think you know who the bad guy is, but it's doubtful you'll solve the crime more than a chapter ahead of Annie. An enthralling mystery, skillfully written, and well plotted. Highly recommended-but not for the faint of heart.

couldn't stop reading!
This is absolutely riveting. I didn't want to stop reading. I literally found myself not breathing as I caught my breath in anticipation of what might happen next. And then the twists and turns really caught me off guard. Such writing creativity. This is a great suspenseful book.