Drifter Adam Rutledge is haunted by his childhood, by how helpless he felt when his best friend was abducted and how terrifying it was to see the boy's fate in his nightmares. Twenty years later Adam is shaken by a vivid dream, one powerful enough to send him back to Cold Springs. But his Appalachian hometown never lost its mistrust of the orphaned boy who drew heartache like a lightning rod. Especially now that another child has been taken. To find the missing girl, Adam must dig deep and solve the riddle of his own tragic past. When his efforts unleash visions he's spent decades burying, his sanity stretches to the breaking point. And all the while, a man is watching and waiting in the shadows. A madman who means to kill him. is the first book in the Dead Hollow psychic suspense trilogy. If you like crime thrillers with authentic characters and a dash of paranormal, then you'll love Judy K. Walker's haunting series. FROM THE BACK COVER: Twenty years ago, children began disappearing from rural Beecham County: a boy on a camping trip, a girl walking home from school...And then it stopped. Very slowly-month by month, year by year-children began to feel safe again, and parents began to sleep through the night. Adam Rutledge, who's spent his life adrift since losing his childhood friend to a man in the shadows, finds himself drawn back to Beecham County when another girl disappears. But to stop the unknown predator, Adam must reveal his deepest, darkest secret and embark on a path that may cost him his sanity... and his life.