A Cruel Light

By: Cyndi MacMillan

Narrated by: Nan McNamara

It was a blood-curdling crime that rocked the town to its core, leaving some with permanent scars and others with deep regrets. A young girl had been brutally slain. Memories were beginning to fade, but during the renovation of the old parsonage, the murder rears its ugly head again when workers discover a time-ravaged portrait of the young victim. Conservator Annora Garde is hired by the local police to clean the painting and expose what lies buried within it.

Inspector Scott Mac MacGowan is convinced the mural is a cryptic confession that will solve the cold case—but it’s looking more and more like someone will do whatever it takes to keep the past in the past. Together, Mac and Annora struggle to put the pieces of the puzzle together, in order to provide closure to surviving family members.

Toxic mold obscures blood-chilling clues, and the painting has an eerie life of its own. Annora is haunted by what she reveals, by the dirt she digs up, by her own tragic losses, and perhaps even by the young victim herself. As she closes in on the killer, the killer inches ever closer to her, and she will come face to face with a brutal truth: some murderers never come clean.

©2023 Cyndi MacMillan (P)2023 Dreamscape Media

Critic reviews

"Narrator Nan McNamara has a strong, soothing voice that evokes Annora’s resilience and relatability. Her expressive delivery yields a creepy and compelling listening experience. [...] This audio will appeal to listeners seeking action-packed suspense with whispers of playful romance and the paranormal."—Library Journal"

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