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Gone Before Dawn Reviews:
GONE BEFORE DAWN
by T.C. McMullen
Global Authors Publications
ISBN 0-9728513-4-8
"The air was damp and
cold, sending a sudden iciness
through her when she dashed off the porch toward the
old apple tree. The sun was down.
The horizon glowed a
few shades brighter in the west, but it wouldn't be
long before night fell to blanket the earth
in shadows
and darkness where evil could hide."
T.C. McMullen writes simply and beautifully about
things that
are anything else but beautiful. For in
the little town of Egesa Springs, isolated by
geography and secrets, there's
a great deal of evil to
hide.
Two years ago Tori Slagel, wife of Darren and mother
of their two small daughters,
survived a beating so
brutal that the mob which administered it left her for
dead. In a way, perhaps, she did
die; because as GONE
BEFORE DAWN opens, Tori Slagel no longer exists. It's
Cierra Lancing who comes back to Egesa
Springs, so
changed (she hopes!) by time and surgery that no one
there will recognize her. Not even her husband,
who
is the local elder's son and who will, therefore,
stand by and do nothing to protect their younger child
from
the fate that Tori/Cierra knows awaits her.
Because Kacie Slagel is four years old now...and as
far as every adult
native to Egesa Springs is
concerned, her fate is sealed.
Kacie's mother is an outsider, though. And so is
journalist
Tristen Durant, who (Cierra firmly
believes) betrayed her two years earlier. Yet Tristen
proves to be Cierra's
only possible ally against her
husband, his family, and every other inhabitant of
Egesa Springs. Every other *living*
inhabitant, that
is!
GONE BEFORE DAWN is a thriller you won't be able to
put down, so don't make the mistake
of starting to
read it when your time is limited. It has strong
elements of horror, but McMullen uses plot twists
and
surprises to create most of the tale's escalating
tension. She doesn't need graphic, gory descriptions
to
make her readers perceive and fear the depravity
that haunts Egesa Springs.
No cardboard characters or "stock footage"
scenes in
this one. You'll be scared out of your wits, and you
will love every second of it!
Reviewed by
Nina M. Osier, author of "Love, Jimmy: A
Maine Veterans Longest Battle"
(http://www.geocities.com/nina_osier/).
Gone before Dawn, May 1, 2003
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Reviewer: Lisa Weakland from Chest Springs, PA United States | When
I read a book I expect to feel some emotion. This book has certainly done that. My heart was pumping the whole way through
and I had a hard time putting it down. It is a very easy read and thouroughly enjoyable. I was even left dreaming about it.
I think the author has real talent and I look forward to reading her future books. It is a MUST READ BOOK!!!
...an excellent talent for spinning an exciting story., July 2, 2003
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Reviewer: An Amazon.com Customer from Central City, NE United States | A
story of a mother's love and ghosts. Cierra Lancing's husband beat her and left her for dead. However, she survived. After
extensive plastic surgery, she becomes unrecognizable. Cierra approaches her ex-husband, claiming she needs the serenity of
the small town to recover from the loss of her mother, and takes refuge in the town's historical Inn. After losing her children,
a ghost from an 1827 murder victim appears and helps Cierra. There are other characters, including the rekindling of love
with Tristen Durant, a friend from her past. I don't want to give anymore away.
GONE BEFORE DAWN immediately holds your attention, spellbinding from the first page. Suffice to say, the feelings of the
love of this mother will cause the tears to flow. A super read story for all.
Ms. McMullen has an excellent talent for spinning an exciting story. I look forward to reading more of her work.
Reviewed by: Bobby Ruble, Award-winning Author
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