Awakening

Clara Benning a veterinary surgeon is young and intelligent but reclusive. Disfigured by a childhood accident she prefers animals to people. When a man dies following a supposed snakebite Clara''s expertise is needed. She''s chilled to learn that the victim''s postmortem shows a higher concentration of venom than could ever be found in one snake: The killer was human. Assisted by a neighbor and an eccentric reptile expert Clara uncovers links to an ancient ritual an abandoned house and a fifty-year-old tragedy. But for someone the truth must remain buried in the past―even if they have to kill to keep it there.Awakening is a disturbing tale of dark secrets that will have readers unable to stop for a breath until they reach the stunning climax of this extraordinary read from acclaimed author S. J. Bolton.