博客來Death begets immortality. A troubled high school student and a woman with a mysterious past confront a decades-long serial killer.
High school is repugnant for most students, but what haunts Jacoby is a darker shade of teenage turmoil. He lost his mother, his tender-hearted father is a high-functioning alcoholic, and a beast from his past haunts him at every turn. His life spirals after a violent outburst toward a new student who threatens everything he loves. To survive, Jacoby must confront his torments before they consume him.
Susan masquerades across the country as an investigative journalist. She bounces from town to town in pursuit of a ghost, following a trail of clues held together by a curse that’s drawn to evil. The hunt is her own. Outcast by those closest to her for a theory that links hundreds of murders over several decades, Susan races against time to prevent the death of another teenage girl.
Beautiful Torments is a supernatural mystery that explores the impact of loss and suffering in our lives. An acknowledgement that being human often results in carrying wounds that birth sleepless nights. This is a story of confronting those wounds, accepting them as part of who we are, and overcoming their hold on our lives. The past may mold us, but our torments do not define us.
