内容简介
Twentyyearsago,adarknessroseupoutoftheblisteringheatoftheArizonadesertanddescendedupontheWalkerfamilyofTucson.Apersonifiedevil,aserialkillernamedAndrewCarlisle,broughtbloodandterrorintotheirworld,nearlymurderingDianaLaddWalkerandheryoungson,Davy.Nowmuchhaschanged.Thefamilyhasgrownlarger.There'sLani,thebelovedadopteddaughter--abeautifulNativeAmericanteenager"kissedbythebees"anddestined,accordingtoTohonoO'othhamlore,tobecomeawomanofgreatspiritualpower.AndnowthatthepsychopathCarlislehasdiedinprison,BrandonandDianaWalkerbelievethattheirlongnightmareisfinallyover.Theyarewrong.Themonsterisdead,buthismalevolenceliveson...inanother.
作者简介
J.A.JancewasborninSouthDakotaonOctober27,1944.ShereceivedadegreeinEnglishandSecondaryEducationin1966andaM.Ed.inLibrarySciencein1970fromtheUniversityofArizona.Beforebecominganauthor,shetaughthighschoolEnglish,workedasaschoollibrarianonaNativeAmericanreservation,andsoldinsurance.Sheistheauthorofthreemysteryseries:J.P.BeaumontMysteryseries,JoannaBradyMysteryseries,andTheAliReynoldsseries.ShewontheAmericanMysteryAwardin1992and1993forWithoutDueProcessandFailuretoAppear,respectively.BothofthesetitlesarebooksintheJ.P.BeaumontMysteryseries.ShehasjustwrittenthefourthbookinherBrandonWalkerseries.ItisentitledQueenoftheNight.Atsignings,Janceasksbookstorestodonateapercentageoftheirearningsfromherappearancestovariouscauses.