Scar the Sky

A Novel

By: J. Todd Scott

Narrated by: Raechel Wong

Lightning never strikes twice—until it does.

A killer is hunting down survivors of lightning strikes in this dark and twisting thriller, perfect for fans of J. H. Markert and Richard Chizmar.

Everything changed for Andi Ellis when she was struck by lightning and her heart stopped. Andi was resuscitated, but she was never the same—electronics strangely malfunction in her presence; clocks can’t keep time; batteries swiftly die. And while many lightning strike victims are left with temporary "lightning tree" markings, on her they are permanent scars.

Years later Andi, her eight-year-old daughter, and a fellow lightning strike survivor have fled Texas and Andi’s dangerous ex to go off the grid in a strange and secluded desert community.

Meanwhile, two private investigators pursue a US senator's missing daughter who they find too late. When searching for information on the strange lightning scars on the girl's body, they find themselves pulled into an FBI investigation—people who have been struck by lightning are being murdered.

As the death toll mounts, the task force traces the killer farther west, closer and closer to Andi Ellis and her daughter, and the haven she's carefully created.

Thriller and horror fans will be enthralled by the dark turns in Scar the Sky.

©2025 Jeffrey Todd Scott (P)2025 Dreamscape Media

Awful Narration

The story is nice and could be engaging but the narrator is incredibly distracting with her weird whisper ASMR talk and cadence. In a story that needed consistency in the narration she was the opposite, all over the place. I switched to the paperback after hour 2 hours. It was a bummer since I have such long commutes.

Terrible narration

Couldn’t finish the audiobook, even though I really like the author. The whispered narration is maddening.

Great story well told

Great story, excellent narration by Raechel Wong. Story is told with just right mix of emotion, suspense and drama. Here’s to author and narrator alike.