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Parallel Lies
by Kate DonovanFive years ago, Sabrina Sullivan and hersister took on new identities after their CIAagent father was killed by an assassinsworn to wipe out their family.Now her sister has been kidnapped. AndSabrina is coming out of hiding to find her.Her father's former partner says he wantsto help.Her father's former protégé says not totrust him.And the assassin is back, telling her they'reboth lying.…
Parallel Lies
by Ridley PearsonPenzler Pick, June 2001: Ridley Pearson, who has written 14 previous books, many of them featuring his Seattle cop Lou Boldt, ups the ante in his latest thriller.Northern Union Railroad has been experiencing a series of accidents with their freight trains, but it is not until they find a freight car covered with blood that they call in outside help. Peter Tyler used to be a cop, until he nearly beat a black man to death and lost his badge. When he gets a second chance via an old friend at the National Transportation Safety Board, he drives a convertible through a snowstorm with the top down (he suffers from claustrophobia) to view the freight car. He arrives at the scene to discover that he will have to deal with Northern Union's own security officer, Nell Priest, a black woman who already knows Tyler's history.Meanwhile, Umberto Alvarez, the train wrecker, is systematically working his way towards his ultimate wreck, Northern's F.A.S.T. train, due to make its maiden run from New York to Washington, D.C. Alvarez lost his wife and children when their car stalled between the gates at a crossing and were crushed by one of Northern's trains. Although Northern Union was cleared of all responsibility and Alvarez's wife was found negligent, he doesn't think that's so.As Peter Tyler's investigation proceeds, he begins to come to the same conclusion. Closing in on Alvarez, he tries to interview the crossing guard who was on duty the day the wreck occurred. On arriving at the man's apartment, he finds the man bludgeoned to death--with the same stick with which Tyler beat the black man all that time ago. It's time to get paranoid. Who at Northern is covering up and what role does Nell play in all this? As always in a Ridley Pearson thriller, the action doesn't stop until the final page. --Otto Penzler
Parallel Lines
by Steven SavileHow far would you go to provide for your child? Adam Shaw is dying, and knows he’ll leave his disabled son with nothing. His solution? Rob a bank. It’s no surprise that things go wrong. What is surprising is that when another customer is accidentally shot, no one in the bank is in a hurry to hand Adam over to the police. There’s the manager who’s desperate to avoid an audit, the security guard with a serious grudge, and the woman who knows exactly how bad the victim really was… Eight people, twelve hours, one chance to cover up a murder. But it’s not just the police they have to fool. When many lives intersect, the results can be explosive.--
The Paramedic's Daughter: A Shocking Psychological Thriller
by Tara LyonsWould you lie to your family to protect yourself? Paramedic Abi Quinn is hailed as a hero by the patients she saves with the London Ambulance Service, but a secret she’s kept since she was a teenager now threatens to shatter that perfect illusion. When her daughter Rose goes missing while studying at Brighton University, and ghosts from her past return to haunt her, Abi’s caught in a race against time to untangle the web of lies she set in motion over twenty years ago. Everyone has something to lose. Everyone is trying to protect themselves. Everyone is broken. But what lengths will they go to in order to stop the truth from being exposed? Tara Lyons is the bestselling author of The DI Hamilton Series. The Paramedic's Daughter is a shocking, unmissable psychological thriller which is set to be one of 2019's stand-out reads. Perfect for readers of domestic noir, it will appeal to fans of authors like Louise Jensen, Shalini Boland and Cara Hunter.
Paranoia (A Michael Bennett Thriller)
by James Patterson James O. BornNYPD Detective Michael Bennett will stop at nothing to protect family: his wife, his kids—and his fellow officers—in the latest psychological thriller from bestselling author James Patterson. <P><P>At every death scene, Bennett says a prayer over the victim. But recently, too many of the departed have been fellow cops. “I want you to look at these deaths on special assignment,” NYPD Inspector Celeste Cantor says. “Report only to me.” <P><P>Bennett excels as a solo investigator. But he's chasing a killer who feeds on isolation... and paranoia. <p> <b>New York Times Bestseller</b>
Paranoia (Start Publishing)
by Craig DilouieFans of the X-files will be lured into this compelling novel, and will question reality until the surprising conclusion. Chad Carver, an orderly working at a mental health hospital, knows all about conspiracy theories thanks to some of his more paranoid patients--dark fantasies about black helicopters, thought control, international bankers and secret U.N. armies. Then his long-lost brother Palmer appears at his door claiming to be a renegade from the biggest secret society of all--the Illuminati--and predicts that the President will be assassinated in three days. After this prediction comes true, Chad plunges headfirst into Palmer's dark world where conspiracies are formed to fight conspiracies, where reality changes according to belief, and where even conspiracy theorists are agents of the Illuminati. When Chad learns that he must kill for his beliefs, the line between theory and reality disappears. Palmer tells him that the Illuminati are about to release a biological weapon, and if he kills the Grand Master of the Illuminati, the world will be saved. Or so the theory goes...
Paranoid: The new gripping crime thriller from the bestselling author
by Lisa Jackson'Shiveringly good suspense!' Lisa GardnerNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERTHE 30 MILLION COPY SELLING AUTHORTwenty years ago, Rachel Gaston accidentally shot and killed her brother in a teenage game that went horribly wrong.Today, Rachel is trying to put the guilt of what happened behind her. But her horrifying dreams about that night continue to stalk her.As the anniversary of her brother's death nears, Rachel feels her imagination playing tricks, convincing her that objects in her house have moved. That there's a hint of unfamiliar cologne in the air. That someone is tailing her car. Watching her home.Rachel has never known the truth about that night. But as connections surface between a new string of murders and Luke's death, she realises there's no escaping the past, and the truth may be darker than her worst fears . . .A fast-paced psychological thriller for fans of Lisa Gardner and Karen Rose, with Lisa Jackson's trademark mix of dark secrets and stunning twists.
Paranoid: The new gripping crime thriller from the bestselling author
by Lisa Jackson'Shiveringly good suspense!' Lisa GardnerTHE BRAND NEW NOVEL FROM LISA JACKSONTwenty years ago, Rachel Gaston accidentally shot and killed her brother in a teenage game that went horribly wrong.Today, Rachel is trying to put the guilt of what happened behind her. But her horrifying dreams about that night continue to stalk her. As the anniversary of her brother's death nears, Rachel feels her imagination playing tricks, convincing her that objects in her house have moved. That there's a hint of unfamiliar cologne in the air. That someone is tailing her car. Watching her home.Rachel has never known the truth about that night. But as connections surface between a new string of murders and Luke's death, she realises there's no escaping the past, and the truth may be darker than her worst fears . . . A fast-paced psychological thriller for fans of Lisa Gardner and Karen Rose, with Lisa Jackson's trademark mix of dark secrets and stunning twists.
Paranoid
by Lisa JacksonA BUSTLE PERFECT VACATION READ USA Today BestsellerFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson comes a new novel of nerve-jangling suspense as a woman haunted by guilt realizes that nothing can be trusted—not even her own memory . . . IF YOU THINK SOMEONE IS OUT TO GET YOU . . . There are people in Edgewater, Oregon, who think that twenty years ago, Rachel Gaston got away with murder. But Rachel still has no idea how a foolish teenaged game turned deadly—or who replaced her soft pellet air gun with a real weapon. When a figure jumped out at her from the darkness, she fired without thinking. By the time she recognized her half-brother, Luke, it was too late. Blood bloomed around his chest . . . AND SOMEONE REALLY IS . . . Rachel&’s horrifying dreams about that night continue. Her anxiety contributed to her divorce from Detective Cade Ryder, though he blames himself too. And now, as Rachel&’s high school reunion nears, she feels her imagination playing tricks on her. She&’s sure that there&’s a hint of unfamiliar cologne in the air. That someone is tailing her car. Watching her home . . . THEN YOU&’RE NOT PARANOID . . . She&’s right to be scared. And as connections surface between a new string of murders and Luke&’s death, Rachel realizes there&’s no escaping the past. And the truth may be darker than her worst fears . . .
Paranoid Park
by Blake NelsonA sixteen-year-old Portland, Oregon skateboarder, whose parents are going through a difficult divorce, is engulfed by guilt and confusion when he accidentally kills a security guard at a train yard.
Paranormal Properties
by David M. F. Powers Natalia Nesterova Tracy LaneThe Weir family has just arrived in Dusk, North Carolina, one of the most haunted cities in America, to scope out some of the town's 127 reported "paranormal properties," which just happens to be the name of their own ghost hunting show: Paranormal Properties. What Jake Weir doesn't know, and what his parents could never imagine, is that Jake can see ghosts! And hear them. And talk back to them! This talent comes in handy when he runs into Dusk's oldest, most famous ghost: Frank Barrone, a one-time lounge singer made famous by his booze-soaked ballad, "Barroom Eyes." Frank was gunned down by a local mobster in 1951 and has been searching for his killer ever since. When he learns that Jake can see and hear him, Frank makes young Jake a deal: if Jake will help Frank find his killer, Frank will help his parents find a ghost to film for their upcoming Halloween Special on Public Access TV. Jake enlists the only friend he's made in Dusk, an overweight tomboy nicknamed "Tank," to help him track down Frank's killer. As clues emerge and old leads heat up, Frank and Jake learn they make quite a team. But will Jake find Frank's killer? And will Frank find a real haunted house in time for the Halloween special?
The Parasites (Vmc Ser. #550)
by Daphne Du MaurierFROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA'When people play the game: Name three or four persons whom you would choose to have with you on a desert island - they never choose the Delaneys. They don't even choose us one by one as individuals. We have earned, not always fairly we consider, the reputation of being difficult guests . . .'Maria, Niall and Celia have grown up in the shadow of their famous parents - their father, a flamboyant singer and their mother, a talented dancer. Now pursuing their own creative dreams, all three siblings feel an undeniable bond, but it is Maria and Niall who share the secret of their parents' pasts. Alternately comic and poignant, The Parasites is based on the artistic milieu its author knew best, and draws the reader effortlessly into that magical world.
The Parasites (Virago Modern Classics #17)
by Daphne Du MaurierFROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA'When people play the game: Name three or four persons whom you would choose to have with you on a desert island - they never choose the Delaneys. They don't even choose us one by one as individuals. We have earned, not always fairly we consider, the reputation of being difficult guests . . .'Maria, Niall and Celia have grown up in the shadow of their famous parents - their father, a flamboyant singer and their mother, a talented dancer. Now pursuing their own creative dreams, all three siblings feel an undeniable bond, but it is Maria and Niall who share the secret of their parents' pasts. Alternately comic and poignant, The Parasites is based on the artistic milieu its author knew best, and draws the reader effortlessly into that magical world.
Parásitos en el crimen: Una historia de Dirk y Patsy
by Justice GrayComienza a leer la Serie del Recolector de Basura con Aprovechados en el Crimen: Una Historia de Dirk y PatsyPatsy inventa historias de abuso para escapar de su marido, del que está aburrida y que no tiene mucho, pero pronto decide que puede ganar mucho dinero prostituyéndose, primero con hombres y luego con mujeres. Dirk y Patsy unen sus fuerzas criminales, con Dirk como proxeneta de Patsy; más tarde, Patsy planea preparar a su hija para la prostitución adolescente. Su lujoso estilo de vida los deja sin dinero en poco tiempo, por lo que constantemente se les ocurren formas de aprovecharse de otras personas. Cuando eso no es suficiente, Dirk roba dinero a sus padres ancianos que muestran signos de demencia, y luego planea matarlos, dos veces. ¿Podría ser un final trágico para Patsy y Dirk, o no...?ALGUNOS ADELANTOS:No podía evitar pensar en cómo acusó falsamente a Hank de golpearla. Estaba a punto de servir una taza de asesinato capital y nunca pensó que pudiera sentirse tan emocionante. El asesinato premeditado era seriamente llevarlo a otro nivel. Ella pensaba que él era el mejor de todos, pero fue a su casa un día y descubrió que acababa de asesinar a su compañero de piso. Patsy parecía llevarse mejor con los hombres, pero empezaba a gustarle tener sexo con las mujeres también, aunque las mujeres... El aroma del perfume de la mujer le hacía cosquillas en las fosas nasales mientras Patsy inhalaba profundamente su olor hasta el alma. Patsy obtuvo muchas de sus ideas de Tina sobre cómo usar a los hombres. Tina siempre decía que los hombres estaban hechos para usar y abusar. Patsy le dijo a Dirk que creía que era más fácil robar a las mujeres que a los hombres.Agárrate a tu asiento mientras esta historia de suspenso se desarrolla con su intriga y su entramado de romance, mentiras, sexo, crimen y una plétora de eventos inusuales que alcanzan su clímax, transmitiendo emociones profundas e imágenes eróticas vívidas.
A Parcel for Prudence, a Novella: Virtues and Valor #4
by Hallee BridgemanThe exciting Virtues and Valor serialized story continues with book 4. MURIEL TOLSON grew up with all of the luxuries life could offer. As the daughter of a duke, she married the second son of an earl and lived in style on his family's estate. When her husband ships off to fight the Nazis in Africa, Muriel heeds his request to use her intelligence and language skills to help with the war effort. She approaches the British secret services and soon finds herself recruited into an experimental all female cohort dubbed the Virtues, a collection of seven extraordinary women with highly specialized skills. Assigned the code name of PRUDENCE, her natural French allows her to infiltrate Occupied France where she works as a courier; carrying messages, money, and sometimes people through the secret resistance network aiding the allies to accomplish very dangerous missions behind enemy lines. When Nazis capture the agent code named TEMPERANCE, the team shucks previously laid plans and fast-forwards operational timelines. Is the team ready for this daring mission, or will the Third Reich thwart their plans before they can even get started? A PARCEL FOR PRUDENCE is part four of seven serialized novellas entitled the Virtues and Valor series.
Parchment and Old Lace: A Scrapbooking Mystery
by Laura Childs Terrie Farley MoranThe New York Times bestselling author of Gossamer Ghost returns to the Big Easy and the historic Garden District, where scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand discovers a bride-to-be murdered in the legendary Lafayette Cemetery...<P><P>Carmela couldn't imagine a finer evening than dinner at Commander's Palace with her beau, Detective Edgar Babcock. The food and the company are equally divine--with the exception of Isabelle Black stopping by to brag about her upcoming wedding. Resuming the romance with a walk in the evening air, the couple is interrupted once again--this time by a terrifying scream from inside the cemetery.Having just seen Isabelle, Carmela and Edgar now find her lying across an aboveground tomb, strangled to death with a piece of vintage lace.<P> Carmela would rather leave the investigating to Edgar, but she can't say no to Isabelle's sister Ellie, the tarot card reader at Juju Voodoo, when she asks her to help. As she untangles the enemies of Isabelle's past, Carmela hopes she can draw out the killer before someone else gets cold feet.INCLUDES SCRAPBOOKING TIPS From the Hardcover edition.
Pardal Negro
by A.J. Griffiths-JonesNo Aeroporto de Heathrow, um assassino contratado está embarcando num avião para Paris. No mesmo avião está a jovem Uzma Rafiq, a caminho de uma nova vida com o seu namorado francês. Os passageiros transportam malas idênticas, mas os seus motivos para viajar à cidade europeia não podiam estar mais distantes. Quando eles acidentalmente pegam a bagagem errada na chegada, uma série mortal de eventos é iniciada. Assim como uma reviravolta sinistra os une, eles ditarão os destinos um do outro. Com o pano de fundo da Cidade das luzes, quem sobreviverá?
The Pardon (Jack Swyteck #1)
by James Grippando<P>Jack Swyteck, a brilliant Miami defense attorney has spent years rebelling against his father, Harry, now Florida's governor. Their estrangement seems complete when Harry allows one of Jack's clients -- a man Jack believes is innocent -- to die in the electric chair. <P>But when a psychopath bent on serving his own twisted version of justice places both Jack and Harry in extreme jeopardy, the two have nowhere to turn but to each other. Together they must find a way to overcome their cunning tormentor's manipulation . . . even as the stakes are being raised to far more perilous heights.
Pardon the Ravens: A Novel
by Alan Hruska"As good as the best offerings of Turow, Grisham, and other legal-thriller hitmakers"--Booklist, on Wrong Man RunningFrom the author of Wrong Man Running and the writer and director of the films Reunion and The Warrior Class, this fast-paced legal thriller set in the Mad Men era grabs you and doesn't let go. Gifted young New York lawyer Alec Brno gets the career boost of a lifetime: the opportunity to try a huge fraud case making international headlines. But he risks it all when he falls for an alluring young woman whose estranged husband is a sadistic Mafia don--and the criminal mastermind behind Alec's case. Alan Hruska is a native of New York and a graduate of Yale University and Yale Law School. He is a former trial lawyer who has represented Henry Kissinger, William Paley, Sam Walton, Katherine Graham, and many others. As cofounder of Soho Press, he currently serves as chairman of the board. He has also written and directed a number of movies, including Nola, The Warrior Class, and Reunion, and several plays. Pardon the Ravens is his third novel.
Pardonable Lies (Maisie Dobbs #3)
by Jacqueline WinspearIn the third novel of this bestselling series, London investigator Maisie Dobbs faces grave danger as she returns to the site of her most painful memories from the Great War to resolve the mystery surrounding a pilot's death. A deathbed plea from his wife leads Sir Cecil Lawton to seek the aid of Maisie Dobbs, psychologist and investigator. As Maisie soon learns, Agnes Lawton never accepted that her aviator son was killed in the Great War, a torment that led her not only to the edge of madness but also to the doors of those who practice the dark arts and commune with the spirit world. Maisie accepts the assignment--determined to prove Ralph Lawton either dead or alive--and in doing so is plunged into a case that tests her spiritual strength, as well as her regard for her mentor, Maurice Blanche. The mission also brings her together once again with her college friend Priscilla Evernden, who served in France and who lost three brothers to the war--one of whom, it turns out, had an intriguing connection to the missing Ralph Lawton.
Pardonner à Thayne (Véritables compagnons #2)
by J. R. Loveless Bénédicte Girault NelsonVéritables compagnons, numéro hors sérieNicholas Cartwright a fait tout ce qui était en son pouvoir pour oublier cette nuit, six mois plus tôt à Senaka, quand son véritable compagnon l'a rejeté, le laissant brisé et désabusé. Se réfugiant dans son travail, il s'y adonne jusqu'à l'épuisement, tout en trouvant les caresses d'un autre insupportables. Tout à coup, son compagnon a besoin de son aide et demande peut-être plus que ce Nick est prêt à lui accorder. Thayne Whitedove a toujours été une âme errante, passant ses journées sur les routes et ses nuits dans les bras d'un amant de rencontre, jusqu'à ce qu'une erreur fatale le pousse à chercher secours auprès des siens. À sa grande consternation, la seule façon de réparer sa faute est d'accepter ce qu'il refuse par-dessus tout... son compagnon. Thayne doit choisir entre continuer à fuir ou rester et se battre pour le pardon de Nick.
Las paredes desnudas
by Imanol CaneyadaUna novela negra que nos sumerge en lo más oscuro del México actual: el suspenso y la acción son los ingredientes, la denuncia y la crítica social el resultado Los cuadros, las fotos y demás objetos que decoran nuestros muros revelan mucho acerca de las personas. Pero, ¿qué podemos decir de aquellos que tienen las paredes desnudas?Jeremías, Jerry, trabaja como enfermero en un hospital en la frontera norte del país. Una noche, llega en ambulancia Jaqueline, La Perra Saldívar, joven boxeadora y gloria deportiva de una ciudad devastada, escenario constante de la nota roja y episodios marcados por la crudeza. Mientras está internada, Jeremías la visita e inician una relación, en la que pronto salen a la luz las confesiones y los secretos que habían sido celosamente guardados por ambos. ¿Cómo una chica joven llega a convertirse en campeona pugilista? ¿Cuál era la oscura vida que él llevaba antes de convertirse en enfermero? ¿Qué hay detrás de cada uno de los personajes? Cuando la Perra es dada de alta, se entera de que su joven hermana ha desaparecido. Ser mujer, joven y pobre es demasiado peligroso en esa ciudad sórdida. La boxeadora no se detendrá ante ningún peligro hasta averiguar qué ocurrió con la única persona que ha querido, y Jeremías la acompañará a buscar a la chica, aunque tenga que adentrarse en el infierno.
La pareja de al lado
by Shari LapenaTodo comenzó en una cena con los vecinos... <P><P>Tu vecina te dijo que preferiría que no llevaras a tu bebé de seis meses a la cena. No es nada personal, simplemente no soporta sus llantos. Tu marido estaba de acuerdo. <P>Después de todo, vivís en la casa de al lado. Podíais llevaros el monitor infantil y turnaros para pasar a verla cada media hora. Tu hija dormía cuando fuiste a comprobar por última vez. Sin embargo, en este momento, mientras subes corriendo las escaleras hasta su habitación envuelta en un absoluto silencio, confirmas que tu peor pesadilla se ha hecho realidad: ha desaparecido. Nunca antes habías tenido que llamar a la policía. Ahora están en tu casa y quién sabe lo que pueden llegar a descubrir. ¿De qué serías capaz cuando has sobrepasado tus límites?
La pareja de al lado
by Shari LapenaTodo comenzó en una cena con los vecinos... La pareja de al lado: «El thriller del que todo el mundo habla.» (Stylist) Libro del año para WH Smith en Gran Bretaña.En la lista de más vendidos durante semanas de The New York Times.Número 1 en más vendidos en Canadá.En la lista de más vendidos de The Sunday Times.Uno de los mejores libros de 2016 para The Globe.Finalista de los Premios Goodreads 2016. Tu vecina te dijo que preferiría que no llevaras a tu bebé de seis meses a la cena. No es nada personal, simplemente no soporta sus llantos. Tu marido estaba de acuerdo. Después de todo, vivís en la casa de al lado. Podíais llevaros el monitor infantil y turnaros para pasar a verla cada media hora. Tu hija dormía cuando fuiste a comprobar por última vez. Sin embargo, en este momento, mientras subes corriendo las escaleras hasta su habitación envuelta en un absoluto silencio, confirmas que tu peor pesadilla se ha hecho realidad: ha desaparecido. Nunca antes habías tenido que llamar a la policía. Ahora están en tu casa y quién sabe lo que pueden llegar a descubrir. ¿De qué serías capaz cuando has sobrepasado tus límites? Críticas:«Alta tensión que se mantiene hasta la última, y asombrosa, página.»The Times «Un thriller psicológico potente, nada sanguinario, muy visual y atractivo. Una novela que entusiasmará: fresca, dinámica, bien aparejada, cautivadora desde la primera página.»El Periódico de Catalunya «Un debut demoledor y lleno de suspense.»Publishers Weekly «Por completo fascinante, totalmente realista y contado con un estilo maravillosamente sencillo y efectivo. No verás venir las sorpresas.»Daily Mail «Un arranque impactante para un thriller ejecutado con maestría, lleno de giros y repleto de culpa, drama y engaño.»Sunday Mirror «Una lectura que te atrapa con una trama que te hará pasar las páginas a toda velocidad para averiguar qué es lo siguiente que va a pasar.»Grazia «¡¿Dónde está el bebé?! Es difícil no dejar de leer hasta el final para averiguarlo, y los giros que te aguardan allí son gratamente inteligentes.»USA Today «Un lujo de thriller que avanza a un ritmo de vértigo.»Good Housekeeping «Lleno de suspense... Los giros se van revelando sutilmente y con gran aplomo, llevando a la historia a niveles cada vez más altos de impredecibilidad.»Associated Press Los lectores han dicho...«El libro perfecto para amantes del suspense y la novela policiaca.»Blog Nadando entre palabras «Un thriller adictivo que hará con tu mente y tus teorías una bola, las enredará y desenredará a su antojo, y no contento con ello, cuando creas saberlo todo, ¡pum! Nada era lo que parecía... Vais a alucinar.»Blog El primer capítulo «Atrapa al lector en una atmósfera angustiosa e inquietante y en una lectura frenética... Una historia que se lee vorazmente, que nos atrapa por su ágil ritmo y que termina con un sorprendente final.»Blog El templo de la lectura
The Parentations
by Kate MayfieldEighteenth-century London – the lives of the sisters Fitzgerald, Constance and Verity, become entwined with the nearby Fowler household, charged with providing safe harbour to a mysterious baby from far away. Camden, London, 2015, December 17th – the lives of the sisters Fitzgerald, Constance and Verity, are consumed by the wait for this boy, who may or may not be dead. There is no way of knowing. Deep within the savage beauty of Iceland, a hidden pool grants those who drink from it endless life. For those that have, their secret must remain held close for two hundred years, but time is slipping away, and malign forces are gathering. And for those who have sipped from the pool, they discover all too quickly that immortality is no gift, because in the absence of death, true darkness emerges.