Viola Ted: Rule #1... Don't Call the Police (A Viola Ted Saga)

If you like Karin Slaughter's often gritty, violent, graphic Thrillers, like Pretty Girls, Penelope Douglas, Credence, dealing with loneliness, power struggles, taboo, family secrets, and the riddles and puzzle box in Dan Brown'sDa Vinci Code, then Mersaidee Soules' debut psychological thriller, Viola Ted, book one in A Viola Ted Saga, might interest you!Book One, Viola Ted, set in a small town in the 90s, features an atmospheric, character-driven style reminiscent of David Lynch's Twin Peaks. This dark mystery follows a complex, fast-paced, deeply traumatized individual's determination to uncover her mother's secret past after Viola is trapped by a bad man, and unexpected violence ensues in this raw, unflinching, science-rooted thriller.Following a second suspicious death in her low-income community, Viola Ted's coming-of-age is cut short in her small town when she's kidnapped by a serial killer who is searching for a missing book. Navigating lies and physical attacks, without a way out, Viola attempts to play his sinister cat-and-mouse games to stay alive. When she finds the book, she uncovers a terrible secret involving deceit and a conspiracy that dates back six hundred years.To save herself, Viola may have to destroy her family. But can she?