First Chapter Excerpt: Passing the Torch by L.L. Sanders
Do you enjoy reading dark, emotional, character-driven suspense and psychological thrillers? Passing the Torch is just that at 10,000 words. Short enough to read in one sitting, but deep enough to stay with you for a long time after.
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Deep in the Arizona desert live a girl and her dad, burying secrets—and bodies.
Mesa Kingston’s first memory of burying a corpse was at eight years old. Back then it had been the carcass of a large lizard her dad found that they buried in the backyard of their isolated cottage. At age fourteen, the body of a young lady accompanied the reptile’s remains, and ever since, an accumulation of female bodies began to grow. Now, the only way Mesa can stop the haunting screams of the dead is by drowning them out with flames. Or is there more to the blaze than even she can perceive?
Early Praise for Passing the Torch
“L.L. Sanders writes an intense psychological drama in Passing the Torch. … Sanders patiently guides the suspense within the plot. The story is told from Mesa’s point of view, which vacillates from past events to the current situation. This technique reveals the innocence eye of the child within the disturbed adult, making Passing the Torch a fascinating read.” – Cheryl E. Rodriguez for Readers’ Favorite
Passing the Torch by L.L. Sanders is a short story comprised of many deeply emotional layers.” – Patricia Day for Readers’ Favorite
It is simply amazing how L.L. Sanders managed to tell such a profound story with very few words and deliver such deep emotional connection between the reader and [the protagonist] Mesa. By the time I was done reading the first chapter, I knew it was going to be an engrossing read all the way.” – Faridah Nassozi for Readers’ Favorite
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