Cirrus@Austlit

'The fires were raging through Washington State. Nothing could withstand the fury. Easton, Lavender and Nelson lay in ruins. There was only one thing left to do now the fires had taken hold...

'Flee.

'THE BUS

'A handful of residents from Ronald take a school bus, grab all the worldly possessions they can hold and escape the flames as the fires near their town.

'THE CADILLAC

'Donna and Kurt are camping in the Wenatchee National Forest when they hear the news. They need to get back to Ellensberg before the fires cut them off. They need to leave - pronto.

'"In the distance the dancing red curtain of flame and destruction rose into the night sky."

'And then the sheriff detours them...

'Detoured onto a little-used and winding backroad that no one knows. Nobody knew what lay ahead - only what was behind them.

'They were all fleeing from hell. And they arrived someplace worse...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Amber Rising' is short story that follows on from the events of Lake Mountain, and includes one of Lake Mountain's major characters.

'Bob Faulkner stands accused of a crime he didn’t commit; the violent rape of a sixteen year old which has torn the community apart. With no alibi for the night in question, and even with his protests of innocence, the jury returns a swift verdict of guilty and Faulkner is sentenced to 12 years jail.

'The media reports the members of the jury are all united in their verdict. But not everyone agrees with the final decision and how it was taken by force behind closed doors…

'Twelve years later, the trial is long forgotten by most. But someone has a long memory… and holds an even longer grudge.

'When people start to go missing, the hunt is on to find a psychopath on the loose, and to discover what long-forgotten secret binds all the victims together.

'INJUSTICE

'Just who is the criminal? And who is innocent?

'Because everyone hides a secret, and some secrets are worth killing for.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.