When Darkness Falls
When Darkness Falls by L T Vargus is a gripping exploration of crime and psychology, published by Smarmy Press on June 30, 2022. This edition spans 492 pages and is presented in English. The narrative centers on FBI profiler Violet Darger, who is summoned to a remote Alaskan island to investigate a series of gruesome murders. The bodies, dismembered and displayed in the forest, serve as chilling warnings, drawing Darger into a dark investigation that delves into the mind of a shadowy killer.
Readers will find a detailed examination of the history and psychology behind torso killers as Darger confronts a brutal and elusive adversary. The story unfolds against the backdrop of a primordial wilderness, where the terrain itself becomes a character in the hunt for the murderer. As Darger digs deeper into the legacy of violence and the motivations behind such brutality, she faces increasing peril, especially when a storm complicates her efforts. The tension escalates as she navigates the dark woods, where the killer waits, seething and watching, making the stakes ever higher.
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Her body seems to hover above the forest floor. Arms and legs torn away from the trunk. A bloody stump mounted upright on a skewer.
Not just a corpse. A warning.
The most recent body was discovered in the woods just beyond a logging cabin. Dismembered. Put on display. Ghostly pale skin stark against the forest’s green.
Before that, two campers were found a few miles off. Cut apart. Impaled. Left in public places where they’d surely be found.
The grisly crimes summon FBI profiler Violet Darger to a tiny island off the Alaskan coast — 2,500 square miles of forested land populated by just 6,000 souls.
Here, in the primordial wilderness, she’ll face off with a shadowy killer unlike anything she’s seen. Raging. Brutal. Elusive.
He waits. Seethes. In the woods. In the dark. Always watching. He waits.
Darger digs into the history of torso killers to try to understand the psychology behind the crimes. Finds a legacy of savagery dating back over a hundred years.
Aggression beyond comprehension. A recurring phenomenon of human behavior that chills her.
Human anatomy used to mark out territory. Corpses made totems to warn off others. It happens over and over again.
Who could carry out such brutality? And why?
Understanding the interior world, the motivations, of this type of killer will be the key to solving the case.
The dark woods hold his secrets tightly. The terrain itself shielding him, giving him an edge over those in law enforcement seeking him.
When a storm moves in, Darger finds herself in peril deep in his territory. Vulnerable. Exposed. Walking right into his trap.
He waits.
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