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Description
It's psychology professor Dylan Foster's favorite day of the academic year-graduation day. A day of pomp, circumstance, and celebration. And after all the mortar boards are thrown, Dylan and some of her best friends will gather around a strawberry cake to celebrate Christine Zocci's sixth birthday. But the joyful summer afternoon goes south when a little boy is snatched from a neighborhood park, setting off a chain of events that seem to lead exactly nowhere. Police are baffled, but Christine's eerie connection with the kidnapped child sends Dylan on a chilling investigation of her own. Is the pasty, elusive stranger Peter Terry to blame? Exploding light bulbs, the deadly buzz of a Texas rattlesnake, and the vivid, disturbing dreams of a little girl are just pieces in a long trail of tantalizing clues leading Dylan in her dogged search for the truth.
Review Quotes:
""My Soul to Keep," the third and best Dylan Foster thriller, again demonstrates Melanie Wells's wit, intelligence, and knack for telling a swiftly paced, complex story. Through a wonderful network of plots and subplots-and the ruminations of the ever-complicated Dr. Foster-the novel reveals the helplessness and fierce love at the heart of parenting, as well as the way that each of us is responsible for children, our own and others. Wells takes kids seriously-their fears, their vulnerabilities, their spiritual wisdom and resiliency. Written with passion, a good dose of humor and, dare I say it, soul, this novel reminds us that we all, with grace and good fortune, bumble our way toward salvation." - K. L. Cook, author of "Last Call" and "The Girl from Charnelle"
""My Soul to Keep" is a rich and meaningful story. Like water rising to a boil, its suspense sneaks up on you-before you know, you're in the thick of a frightening drama. This is a story painful to witness, but a pleasure to read. Superbly crafted."- Robert Liparulo, author of "Deadfall," "Germ," and "Comes a Horseman
"""My Soul to Keep" is a great example of gritty reality colliding with spiritual questions. Melanie Wells proves to be one of the most consistent writers around, threading mystery and supernatural intrigue around memorable characters. I'm a huge fan."- Eric Wilson, author of "A Shred of Truth" and the novelization of "Facing the Giants
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