After lecturing at USF in Tampa, Kim Bennett is pulled from her flight to San Francisco. The Mayor’s daughter has been murdered. As Kim and FBI agent A.L. Hague attempt to solve the murder they are drawn into the dark world of hypnosis and the occult.
The situation takes an unexpected turn when Kim discovers the murders are similar to that of the Son of Sam. Faced with the reality that they are dealing with a deranged hypnotist who speaks to the dead, Kim realizes that sometimes evil is all in your head!
This is the second in the Kim Bennett Thriller Series - It is an excellent read that will have you turning the pages as fast as you can read them - Kim Bennett, whom we met in Into the Basement, is a Dominatrix in San Francisco, and is in Tampa Florida for a lecture. She boards a flight back to San Francisco, only to be taken off the flight - It turns out the young lady who handled the lecture and drove Kim to the airport was found brutally murdered.
Seems there have been murders in that area that seem to echo the 'Son of Sam' murders...There is a hypnotist, Titus, one sick puppy, that is in communication with the spirit of Madam Blavatsky - In case you haven't heard of her, she was one of the most famous psychic/mediums of her time - she wasn't into the dark stuff - she was and still is a great source of the occult.
Titus hypnotizes folks and they do whatever he want of them and with them -and that means EVERYTHING - from sex to murder.
Kim and Special Agent Hague try to stop Titus and his evil - Kim Bennett is a strong character - a very different heroine - but you find yourself rooting for her and liking her.
There is a different take on vampires and vamp wannabees in this book. They will continue to factor in the next of the series, Into the Haven...Spell is a scary, taut book that will give the readers their share of chills and a new lady to root for -
Mr. Applegate is a poised author with innovative ideas to entertain and scare his readers -
Norm Applegate - Into the Spell - Triad Publishing Group -ISBN0979824400
WEIRD RHODY is a short story collection featuring five strange tales all set in Rhode Island and written by five Rhode Island authors. The anthology is a tribute to H.P. Lovecraft, the Ocean State's famed author of pulp horror.
