Fear the Darkness: A Thriller Read online

  Rage Against the Dying

  About the Author

  BECKY MASTERMAN, who was an acquisitions editor for a press specializing in medical textbooks for forensic examiners and law enforcement, received her M.A. in creative writing from Florida Atlantic University. Her debut thriller, Rage Against the Dying, was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel, the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel, and the ITV Thriller Award, as well as the Macavity, Barry, and Anthony awards. Becky lives in Tucson, Arizona, with her husband.

  This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

  FEAR THE DARKNESS. Copyright © 2014 by Becky Masterman. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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  The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

  Masterman, Becky.

  Fear the darkness: a thriller / Becky Masterman.

  pages; cm.—(Brigid Quinn series; 2)

  ISBN 978-0-312-62295-4 (hardcover)

  ISBN 978-1-4668-4223-6 (e-book)

  I. Title.

  PS3613.A81965F43 2015

  813'.6—dc23

  2014032397

  e-ISBN 9781466842236

  First Edition: January 2015