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Butcher of Dreams
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9780964924161
Publisher: Calliope Pr
Published: Jul 1 2007
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.28
Height: 0.85 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
A theater haunted by secrets. A mask hungry for blood. A woman caught between desire and danger. When actress Lee Fairchild opens her own Equity theater on the fringes of Times Square, she expects artistic chaos - not murder, occult symbols, and a seductive young man who threatens to unravel her life.
The 42nd Street Rep should be Lee's triumph. Instead, it becomes a nightmare.
A homeless man is found dead on the theater's third floor, his ring finger severed. A stolen Mexican mask - rumored to be used in ancient sacrificial rites - begins appearing in terrifying glimpses. Actors are attacked. A six-figure bank overdraft threatens to shut the theater down. And Lee's passionate affair with her new assistant, Michael Day, spirals into obsession, fear, and vanishing acts she can't explain.
As NYPD detective Mordecai Green investigates, Lee uncovers disturbing truths about her brilliant Artistic Director, Alan Dunbar - and the dark rituals studied by his lover, a psychiatrist fascinated by blood exchange and Aztec mythology.
When a young woman is found murdered in a ritual tableau inside the theater, Lee realizes the danger is closing in. Someone wants the theater. Someone wants her. And someone is willing to kill again.
To survive, Lee must confront the truth behind the mask - and the darkness she invited into her life.
The main characters are:
Lee Fairchild - Actress. Widow. Survivor.
Still grieving her husband, Lee is desperate to rebuild her life. But her need for connection makes her the perfect target for a man with secrets - and a mask with a hunger of its own.
Michael Day - Beautiful. Broken. Dangerous.
A seductive young assistant with a tragic past and a brain tumor he swears is killing him. Is he victim, predator, or something far stranger?
Mordecai Green - NYPD detective and part-time actor.
Cynical, sharp, and unexpectedly compassionate, he's the only one who sees the pattern forming in the dark.
Kay Williams is a writer and actress, with years of experience in theater and film. Eileen Wyman, writer and editor, has a background in radio/television. Both live in New York City in Hell's Kitchen.
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