Books written by Alice Blanchard

Darkness Peering

Rachel was struck dumb by the story, blood pounding in her skull as she recalled the three holes she'd found in the bark of the birch tree in the woods where Claire Castillo had been found. Three indentations, like the holes in a ...
A Breath After Drowning

Nailed to several nearby birch trees were round plastic disks about the size of an orange. These colored disks, secured to every tenth tree or so along the trail, indicated which type of activity was permitted by the state park.
The Wicked Hour: A Natalie Lockhart Novel

She especially liked it when he tried to hide from her and Natalie behind a slender birch tree, thinking he was invisible. She would burst out laughing and say, “Look at that! There he is, isn't he a riot?” But Natalie appreciated his ...
The Breathtaker

“No blue-black wool fibers, Chief. Just some white cotton ones.” Charlie shrugged. “That's so common it's useless.” “All the hairs they recovered from the drains leading into the main sewer line belonged to the victims, but there were ...
Trace of Evil: A Natalie Lockhart Novel

But the weathered mannequins looked so sad, with their wigs askew beneath their cheap straw hats and their plain cotton frocks blowing in the breeze, revealing their plastic legs. They were bound with rope to the wooden stakes, ...
The Stuntman's Daughter and Other Stories

A collection of stories about human relationships, including "The Stuntman's Daughter," "The Accident Radio," and "The Boarder"
Life Sentences

Daisy Hubbard, a genetic researcher in a prestigious Boston lab, is driven to find a cure for the rare genetic disease that claimed the life of her younger brother.
Darkness Peering

Police Chief Nalen Storrow faces the unthinkable when, while investigating the shocking murder of a local teenager, he learns that his own son must be considered a suspect. 125,000 first printing.
Life Sentences

An edge-of-the-seat thriller from the author of The Breathtaker
The Witching Tree: A Natalie Lockhart Novel

... mud off her boots and followed him into the oak - paneled hallway . There were orange evidence cards everywhere , preserving two sets of muddy boot prints that crisscrossed the hardwood floor . The mud had dried and crumbled . She could ...
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