Retriever of Souls by Lorraine Mace
Brought up
believing that sex is the devil's work, a killer only finds release
once he has saved his victim's souls. Abiding by his vision, he marks
them as his. A gift to guide his chosen ones on the rightful path to
redemption.
Detective
Inspector Paolo Sterling is out to stop him, but Paolo has problems
of his own. Hunting down the killer as the death toll rises, the
lines soon blur between Paolo's personal and professional lives.
Ellesea
Loves Reading – Retriever of Souls extract
This
extract is from the killer’s point of view as he trawls looking for
his next soul to save.
Extract
begins …
He peered through the car’s windscreen and smacked his fist against
the steering wheel. None of the girls strolling up and down the
street matched his ideal. After a while the windscreen misted over,
so he wiped away the condensation with a gloved hand. As a gap
cleared he saw a newcomer join the procession and his heart raced.
Snapping down the sunshield, he took the photo from its hiding place
and compared the features and colouring of the young woman on the
other side of the road. She moved under the street light, and he
realised she was perfect. She was everything the Lord demanded. He
started his car, ready to edge over to her side of the road.
At
that moment, a car came round the corner and crawled to a halt. The
girl sauntered over. Within seconds, she’d climbed in. He burned
with rage as his prize was driven away.
Waves
of nausea flowed over him as he fought to control his fury.
Eventually he was able to breathe again. Reaching up, he replaced the
photo and flipped the sunshield back. At least now he knew where to
find her. He’d come back tomorrow and the next night, every night
until he could pick her up.
He
had to save her – he had no choice but to relive his first killing
again and again until the Lord told him to stop.
When not working on her D.I. Sterling Series, Lorraine Mace is
engaged in many writing-related activities. She is a columnist for
both Writing Magazine and Writers' Forum and is head judge for
Writers’ Forum monthly fiction competitions. A tutor for Writers
Bureau, she also runs her own private critique and author mentoring
service. She is co-author, with Maureen Vincent-Northam, of THE
WRITER'S ABC CHECKLIST (Accent Press). Other books include children’s
novel VLAD THE INHALER - HERO IN THE MAKING, and NOTES FROM THE
MARGIN, a compilation of her Writing Magazine humour column.
Website:
www.lorrainemace.com
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https://twitter.com/lomace
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