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Book Review of Perfect Nightmare

Perfect Nightmare
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When Lindsay Marshall mysteriously vanishes from her bedroom during the night, her mother, Kara, fears the worst. Their neighbor Patrick Shields can easily relate to Kara's grief -- he is still dealing with the pain of losing his wife and two children in a devastating fire. But heartache isn't all that draws them together. He too senses the hand of a malevolent stranger in this tragedy. And as more people go missing, Patrick's suspicion, like Kara's, blooms into horrified certainty. Someone is trolling this peaceful community, undetected and undeterred -- harvesting victims for a purpose no sane mind can fathom. Kara and Patrick, alone and desperate, are determined to unmask the monster who even now is watching, plotting, keeping a demented diary of unspeakable deeds . . . and waiting until the time is ripe to make another fateful move.