Something in the attic is scaring Bubba. Many miles away, someone is frightening a young widowed mother and her child. Sandi Webster must figure out what’s going on before it’s too late.
Sandi Webster can't help grinning back at the bear-sized dog that shows up at her door. However, both of their smiles disappear when strange things start happening in the attic of Sandi's old house.
At an old house many miles away, a Skid Row type bum is harassing a single mother and her small daughter. The officer who takes reports about the bum can't catch him. Or is there something more to it than the cop just missing him?
Things aren't always what they seem. Sometimes they're worse.
Excerpt
Thump!
Don't they say that ghosties go thump in the night? No, that's bump in the night. So, okay, I was safe. It had been a long day; I was tired and probably not thinking clearly.
I was sitting at the kitchen table, drinking a cup of hot tea and reading a report when I heard the noise, and it was late. Much too late for company to appear unannounced. Why would someone be thumping at my back door anyway? Why not knock? And at the front door?
Thump! Pause Thump!
"Give me a minute." Pushing my long, brown hair out of my face, I shoved the chair away from the table and stood up, spilling papers all over the floor. "Oh, for crying out loud," I mumbled irritably.
Thump! Pause Thump!
"Okay. I'll be there in a second. Hold your horses."
I opened the door and, glancing at my visitor, promptly slammed it shut.
Thump!
Was it my imagination or did that noise sound more insistent? Maybe even threatening. I peeked out the window, but he was still there.
"You go home. Right now."
He glanced up at me, but didn't budge.
"Doggie, I said go home. Now!"
No movement, except for the tail. It was furiously waving back and forth. The teeth came next. He was baring his teeth at me. Was he going to lunge for the window?
Thump!
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This is a fast-paced, entertaining read with lovable characters that is impossible to put down until the last page.
-- Tricia Lee, Author of A Caribbean Summer
